October 2, 2024
Researchers have found a potential new way to improve the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) using a novel combined therapy. The results build on two harmonized Phase I clinical trials, focusing on the use of Vitamin D3 tolerogenic dendritic cells (VitD3-tolDCs) to regulate the immune response in MS patients. The team is now preparing to move into Phase II trials to further explore these findings.
New study finds a promising combined therapy for multiple sclerosis
October 1, 2024
Researchers say that in the course of developing a new model for ovarian cancer, they've developed additional evidence that serous uterine cancer possibly begins in the fallopian tubes, not the uterus.
Scientist develops new model for ovarian cancer -- with crossover to uterine cancer
October 1, 2024
Researchers have made a significant step towards enabling women with epilepsy safer access to a common and highly effective anti-seizure medication. Sodium Valproate or valproic acid is widely prescribed for epilepsy and certain mental health conditions, but is considered harmful to use during pregnancy because of links to spinal cord defects and other complications for newborns. A team of organoid experts have identified a drug that may nullify the dangerous side effects.
Lab-grown spines unlock safer treatment for women with epilepsy, study suggests
October 1, 2024
A greater proportion of women in our study had EHR documentation of bothersome menopause symptoms than those reported in other studies, but vasomotor symptoms remain generally untreated. We need better methods for identifying midlife women with bothersome menopause symptoms in primary care clinics so that appropriate treatment options, including hormone therapy, can be discussed and offered.
Addressing menopause symptoms in the primary care setting: opportunity to bridge care delivery gaps
September 25, 2024
New study shows that the lengths of menstrual cycles, follicular phases (before egg release) and luteal phases (after ovulation) are all variable. The luteal phase is importantly more variable than currently believed.
Menstrual cycle luteal phase lengths are not 'fixed' at 13-14 days
September 11, 2024
Researchers found an increase in surgical sterilization among women after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
Sterilization rates among women rose after U.S. Supreme Court abortion ruling
September 11, 2024
A study found that breast milk provides protection against rotavirus, a common gastrointestinal disease that causes diarrhea, vomiting and fever in infants. Babies whose mothers had high levels of specific antibodies in their breast milk were able to fend off the infection for a longer period than infants whose mothers had lower levels.
Antibodies in breast milk provide protection against common GI virus
September 10, 2024
Women who are being treated for asthma are more likely to miscarry and need fertility treatment to get pregnant, according to a large study. However, the study also suggests that most women with asthma are able to have babies.
Women with asthma are more likely to miscarry and need fertility treatment
September 10, 2024
Girls exposed to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be more likely to start puberty early, according to new research. EDCs mimic, block or interfere with hormones in the body's endocrine system.
September 6, 2024
About 11,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 and about 1,500 died. The latest federal data shows the rate of new breast cancer diagnoses in Asian American and Pacific Islander women — a group that once had relatively low rates of diagnosis — is rising much faster than that of many other racial and ethnic groups.
Breast cancer rises among Asian American and Pacific Islander women
