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26-Mar-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Two Clinical Trials Reveal Addition of Immunotherapy to Chemotherapy Regimen Increases Progression-Free Survival in Endometrial Cancer Patients
Society of Gynecologic Oncology

The results of two clinical trials, presented today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2023 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, showcased adding immunotherapy to standard chemotherapy resulted in significantly longer progression-free survival (PFS) among patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer (EC).

Newswise: Study: Endometrial Cancer Treatment Has Significant Results
27-Mar-2023 5:15 PM EDT
Study: Endometrial Cancer Treatment Has Significant Results
UC San Diego Health

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health examined a new treatment approach for endometrial cancer.

Released: 27-Mar-2023 12:45 PM EDT
Bomb-sniffing rodents undergo ‘unusual’ reproductive transformations
Cornell University

Female giant African pouched rats, used for sniffing out landmines and detecting tuberculosis, can undergo astounding reproductive organ transformations, according to a new study.

   
26-Mar-2023 6:00 PM EDT
Women with higher out-of-pocket costs receive fewer follow-up procedures to screening mammograms
Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute

Out-of-pocket costs for screening mammography have been mostly eliminated for women over 40 years old, but not for any needed follow-up procedures or testing if a screening mammogram is abnormal. A study by the Neiman Health Policy institute published in JAMA Network Open found that higher out-of-pocket costs is associated with lower utilization of subsequent diagnostic imaging.

Newswise: Study Finds Diverse Differences in Microbes in Breast Tumors from Women of Different Races
Released: 27-Mar-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Study Finds Diverse Differences in Microbes in Breast Tumors from Women of Different Races
Johns Hopkins Medicine

The breast tumors of Asian, Black and white women have very different cellular, microbial and genomic features that could potentially be used to personalize care or predict disease progression, according to new research by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

Newswise:Video Embedded trial-s-long-term-follow-up-data-shows-no-difference-in-overall-survival-among-ovarian-cancer-patients-who-did-and-did-not-receive-parp-inhibitor-maintenance-therapy
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23-Mar-2023 6:00 AM EDT
Trial’s Long-Term Follow-Up Data Shows No Difference in Overall Survival Among Ovarian Cancer Patients Who Did and Did Not Receive Parp Inhibitor Maintenance Therapy
Society of Gynecologic Oncology

After resolving missing data burdens, the ENGOT-OV16/NOVA (NCT01847274) study data shows no difference in overall survival for platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer (PSROC) patients who received PARP inhibitor niraparib maintenance therapy (MT) and those who did not. Results from the trial were presented today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2023 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer by Ursula Matulonis, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

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23-Mar-2023 6:00 AM EDT
Gynecologic Cancer Patients Report Time-Related Burdens and Financial Toxicities Impact Quality of Life
Society of Gynecologic Oncology

Time-related and financial burdens are detrimental to gynecologic cancer patient and survivor quality of life (QOL), according to two research studies presented yesterday and today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2023 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.

Newswise: New ways to measure curls and kinks could make it easier to care for natural hair
20-Mar-2023 11:45 PM EDT
New ways to measure curls and kinks could make it easier to care for natural hair
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Black women and others with curly or kinky hair encounter a confusing array of haircare options. Now, scientists are identifying hair properties that could help users pick the perfect product and achieve consistent results. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2023.

   
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23-Mar-2023 6:00 AM EDT
Clinical Trial Participation Associated with Improved Overall Survival in Ovarian Cancer Patients
Society of Gynecologic Oncology

Clinical trial participation was associated with improved overall survival (OS) compared to standard of care therapy among women with platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), according to a research study presented today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2023 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.

Newswise:Video Embedded study-finds-intriguing-outcomes-in-ovarian-cancer-patients-treated-with-parp-inhibitors-before-surgical-intervention-and-subsequent-chemotherapy
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23-Mar-2023 6:00 AM EDT
Study Finds Intriguing Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer Patients Treated with PARP Inhibitors Before Surgical Intervention and Subsequent Chemotherapy
Society of Gynecologic Oncology

Administering PARP inhibitor (PARPi) olaparib prior to surgical intervention and chemotherapy in ovarian cancer patients – a new approach – is feasible and resulted in favorable surgical options, managed adverse events, and positive health outcomes, according to results from the Neoadjuvant Olaparib Window (NOW) Trial presented today by Shannon Westin, MD et al. at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2023 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.

22-Mar-2023 3:35 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Experts Present New Research at 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation
Mount Sinai Health System

Reproductive health experts from the Mount Sinai Health System are presenting research at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI) in Brisbane, Australia from March 21-25.

Released: 24-Mar-2023 12:15 PM EDT
FSU researcher: Poor maternity benefits can prompt new mothers to leave their jobs
Florida State University

If companies want to ensure pregnant employees and new moms stay on their payrolls, they’d do well to offer competitive maternity benefits.  So suggests new research by Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, the Mary Tilley Bessemer Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Florida State University College of Business.

Released: 23-Mar-2023 5:45 PM EDT
Mental distress among female individuals of reproductive age after overturning of Roe v Wade
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

This case control study found that for female individuals, the loss of abortion rights was associated with a 10% increase in prevalence of mental distress relative to the mean over the three months after the Supreme Court of the U.S. decision.

Newswise: A Dietitian Picks the 7 Best Prenatal Vitamins | 2023
Released: 23-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EDT
A Dietitian Picks the 7 Best Prenatal Vitamins | 2023
Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health Dietitian offers valuable insight on the best prenatal vitamins for 2023

Released: 23-Mar-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Remoção de ambos os ovários em mulheres mais jovens associada ao aumento do risco da Doença de Parkinson
Mayo Clinic

A remoção cirúrgica de ambos os ovários está associada a um risco aumentado de Doença de Parkinson e parkinsonismo em mulheres com menos de 43 anos, conforme relatam os pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic na revista médica JAMA Network Open.

Released: 23-Mar-2023 7:00 AM EDT
La extirpación de ambos ovarios en mujeres jóvenes: un factor asociado a un mayor riesgo de Parkinson
Mayo Clinic

La extirpación quirúrgica de ambos ovarios se asocia con un mayor riesgo de enfermedad de Parkinson y parkinsonismo en mujeres menores de 43 años, informan los investigadores de la Mayo Clinic en JAMA Network Open.

Released: 23-Mar-2023 5:00 AM EDT
استئصال المبيضين لدى النساء الأصغر سنًا يرتبط بزيادة خطر الإصابة بداء باركنسون  
Mayo Clinic

يرتبط الاستئصال الجراحي للمبيضين بزيادة خطر الإصابة بداء باركنسون والباركنسونية لدى النساء الأصغر من 43 عامًا، بحسب ما نشره باحثو مايو كلينك في مجلةجاما نتورك اوبن. 

Newswise: Study: Spice May Improve Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Released: 22-Mar-2023 3:45 PM EDT
Study: Spice May Improve Ovarian Cancer Treatment
New York Institute of Technology, New York Tech

New research makes the case for why curcumin could help enhance treatment for ovarian cancer.

   
Released: 22-Mar-2023 3:10 PM EDT
Boosting the effects of a particular microRNA may benefit patients with cervical cancer
Wiley

Dysregulation of microRNAs, which are molecules involved in controlling gene expression, can promote tumor formation and progression. A study in The FASEB Journal found that the miR-145 microRNA can suppress the growth of cervical cancer cells.

Newswise: Endometriosis Awareness Month: One Woman’s Long Journey to Wellness
Released: 22-Mar-2023 11:30 AM EDT
Endometriosis Awareness Month: One Woman’s Long Journey to Wellness
Cedars-Sinai

Many teenagers describe getting sweaty palms or butterflies in their stomach when they begin dating and their hormones are raging. But when Melanie McComb started having amorous feelings, she says it felt like someone was stabbing her in the back.

Newswise: Mercury emission estimates rarely provide enough data to assess success in eliminating harmful global gold mining practice
Released: 22-Mar-2023 9:55 AM EDT
Mercury emission estimates rarely provide enough data to assess success in eliminating harmful global gold mining practice
Southern Methodist University

A global treaty called the Minamata Convention requires gold-mining countries to regularly report the amount of toxic mercury that miners are using to find and extract gold, designed to help nations gauge success toward at least minimizing a practice that produces the world’s largest amount of manmade mercury pollution.

Released: 22-Mar-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Providers Must Rethink Treatment for Female Amputees
Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP)

Women with limb loss have unique physical and psychosocial needs, meaning providers treating this population must adapt their healthcare delivery approach, says new research presented at Physiatry ’23, the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) annual meeting.

Released: 22-Mar-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Gut microbes can help diagnose gestational diabetes as early as the first trimester of pregnancy
Bar-Ilan University

A new Bar-Ilan University study has found that gestational diabetes can be diagnosed as early as the first trimester of pregnancy -- months earlier than typically detected.

Released: 22-Mar-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Insomnia, sleep apnea contribute to reports of cognitive decline in women with multiple sclerosis
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Sleep disorders such as insomnia and sleep apnea may contribute to perceived cognitive decline, including ability to follow instructions and memory, in women with multiple sclerosis. Cognitive decline affects up to 70% of people with MS.

Released: 21-Mar-2023 4:50 PM EDT
Cancer Clarity
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) cause several cancers in both men and women, including 91% of cervical cancers, 91% of anal cancers and 75% of vaginal cancers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of these cancers are caused by just a handful of HPV virus types.

Newswise: Cannabis use in adolescent years may create reproductive complications in women, according to a UC Irvine study
Released: 21-Mar-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Cannabis use in adolescent years may create reproductive complications in women, according to a UC Irvine study
University of California, Irvine

In a new study, University of California, Irvine researchers found that exposure to the compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a component of cannabis, at a young age could lead to depleted ovarian follicles and matured eggs in adulthood by nearly 50 percent.

Newswise: The Foundation for Women’s Cancer to Host Patient and Advocates Education Forum at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer in Tampa on March 24
Released: 21-Mar-2023 12:00 PM EDT
The Foundation for Women’s Cancer to Host Patient and Advocates Education Forum at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer in Tampa on March 24
Society of Gynecologic Oncology

The Foundation for Women’s Cancer will host a Patients and Advocates Education Forum and Luncheon on Friday, March 24, 2023 in Tampa, FL during the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2023 Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer.

20-Mar-2023 9:35 AM EDT
Obesity risk may pass from mothers to daughters
Endocrine Society

Women with obesity may share risk for the disease with their daughters, but not their sons, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

20-Mar-2023 11:00 AM EDT
AANA Updates, Publishes Analgesia and Anesthesia Guidelines for Obstetric Patients
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

To help ensure that all obstetric patients receive high-quality, safe analgesia and anesthesia care during labor and delivery, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has published its updated Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Obstetric Patient practice guidelines. This comprehensive revision is designed to provide evidence-based practice recommendations and close equity gaps in obstetric pain management and anesthesia care.

Released: 20-Mar-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Living Beyond Breast Cancer to Host 17th Annual Thriving Together Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer April 28–30, 2023 in Philadelphia
Living Beyond Breast Cancer

Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s Thriving Together 2023 Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer, the nation’s premier and longest-running conference for people affected by stage IV breast cancer, will be held April 28–30, 2023 at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing as well as virtually.

Released: 20-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Antibiotic resistance is an increasing problem. Learn all about it in the Drug Resistance channel.
Newswise

Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridioides difficile, Candida auris, Drug-resistant Shigella. These bacteria not only have difficult names to pronounce, but they are also difficult to fight off. These bacteria may infect humans and animals, and the infections they cause are harder to treat than those caused by non-resistant bacteria. Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent global public health threat.

     
Released: 17-Mar-2023 12:55 PM EDT
Genes shed light on why men and women experience different depression symptoms
McGill University

Depression is widely reported to be more common in women than in men, with women twice as likely to receive a diagnosis than men.

Released: 17-Mar-2023 12:55 PM EDT
Women working rotating shifts especially likely to be frail, York study finds
York University

A new study led by researchers at York University has found a link between shift work and frailty among middle-aged and older workers in Canada, especially for women on rotating shifts.

14-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Treatment Options for Pregnant Women Living with Eczema and Psoriasis
American Academy of Dermatology

Psoriasis and eczema affect men and women differently, with women needing to take extra precautions when considering treatments if they’re planning for pregnancy.

14-Mar-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Research Suggests Connection Between Hair Loss in Women and Other Diseases
American Academy of Dermatology

Hair loss in women can be emotionally devastating and may negatively impact quality of life, and new research suggests that it can also be associated with having other common medical conditions.

Released: 16-Mar-2023 7:25 PM EDT
An extra X chromosome-linked gene may explain decreased viral infection severity in females
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Researchers may have found why viral infections hit males more severely than females. They found that female mouse and human NK cells have an extra copy of an X chromosome-linked gene called UTX. UTX acts as an epigenetic regulator to boost NK cell anti-viral function, while repressing NK cell numbers.

   
Newswise: Researchers discover way to reverse infertility by reducing HDL cholesterol
Released: 16-Mar-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Researchers discover way to reverse infertility by reducing HDL cholesterol
Houston Methodist

Houston Methodist scientists reversed infertility in sterile mice by reducing HDL cholesterol with a bacterial protein in a promising development that shows further evidence linking high cholesterol to female infertility. The researchers worked with a protein called serum opacity factor that lowered cholesterol levels by over 40% in three hours.

Released: 16-Mar-2023 8:05 AM EDT
New Smoking Cessation Intervention Helps Patients with Cervical Cancer Precursor or Cervical Cancer Quit Smoking
Moffitt Cancer Center

In a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers report that a new smoking cessation intervention increased the number of patients who quit smoking compared to standard cessation approaches.

Newswise: Women with rheumatoid arthritis more likely to achieve remission if they take sex hormones
Released: 16-Mar-2023 12:05 AM EDT
Women with rheumatoid arthritis more likely to achieve remission if they take sex hormones
University of South Australia

A large study of women with rheumatoid arthritis has found that those taking oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) had a greater chance of achieving remission.

Newswise: Estrogen possible risk factor in disturbed heart rhythm
Released: 15-Mar-2023 6:10 PM EDT
Estrogen possible risk factor in disturbed heart rhythm
Linkoping University

The sex hormone estrogen has a negative impact on heartbeat regulation, according to an experimental study from Linköping University, Sweden, published in Science Advances.

Newswise: Mindsets can influence the course of childbirth
Released: 15-Mar-2023 5:15 PM EDT
Mindsets can influence the course of childbirth
University of Bonn

Pregnant women's attitudes and mindsets can influence the course of childbirth. This is what psychologists at the University of Bonn established in a longitudinal study with around 300 participants. Women who see childbirth as a natural process are less likely to need pain medication or a caesarean section.

13-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Good News for Those with MS—Fertility Treatments Not Linked to Increase in Relapses
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

There’s good news for those with multiple sclerosis (MS). A new study has found that female participants were no more likely to have a flare-up of the disease after receiving fertility treatments than they were before their treatments. The study is published in the March 15, 2023, online issue of Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Earlier studies had shown conflicting results. The study also found a link between the use of MS medications and a lack of increase in relapses during fertility treatments.

Released: 15-Mar-2023 3:45 PM EDT
Don't keep hitting that snooze button! Get the latest research news and expert commentary on sleep here.
Newswise

It's sleep awareness week, according to the National Sleep Foundation. It’s important to understand how sleep deprivation can impact your health. Most people recognize that if they don’t get enough sleep, their mood and memory will suffer the next day.

       
Newswise: Women Treating Women at Hackensack University Medical Center
Released: 15-Mar-2023 3:15 PM EDT
Women Treating Women at Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack University Medical Center’s all-female gynecologic cancer team offers complete, compassionate medical and surgical oncology care for women.

Released: 15-Mar-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Immune cell gives possible explanation for sex differences in pancreatic cancer
Karolinska Institute

Immunotherapy is an effective form of therapy for different types of cancer. However, for pancreatic cancer, its effect is limited and differs between men and women.

Newswise: Pioneering female politicians’ papers available for review in UIC Library special collections
Released: 15-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Pioneering female politicians’ papers available for review in UIC Library special collections
University of Illinois Chicago

Cardiss Collins served 1973 to 1997 and Esther Saperstein served from 1957 to 1979 in elected office

Released: 14-Mar-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Pregnancy Complications Tied to Higher Risk of Death As Long As 50 Years Later
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Even decades after delivering pre-term or with conditions like gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, those with complications in pregnancy or birth have a higher risk of death



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