by Charlotte Phelps and Christian Moro, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock We all have different preferences for when it’s the right time to bring out the winter blankets. And the thermostat’s setting often forms the basis of office arguments between women and men regarding the “correct” temperature for it to be set. Between the sexes, there are always...
by King’s College London Electron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domain A study of 1.3 million women in England has provided evidence to support the extension of cervical cancer screening intervals from three years to five years for those that have a negative screen...
GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH New research shows that although the ‘classic’ early signs of a stroke such as problems with movement and speech occur in both women and men, women are more likely to have more generalized symptoms, like confusion and weakness. But data was too limited to be able to say whether these...
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM IMAGE: METE CIVELEK, PHD, AND HIS TEAM HAVE MADE A DISCOVERY THAT COULD OPEN THE DOOR TO A NEW TREATMENT FOR OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES IN WOMEN. CREDIT: UVA HEALTH University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a potential way to battle the health effects of obesity...
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES HEADQUARTERS Epidemiological studies have shown that women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but the cause of this phenomenon has been unclear. Now, however, a study led by Prof. Keqiang Ye from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences provides...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2022 — Women who have experienced sexual assault, workplace sexual harassment or both are at higher long-term risk of developing hypertension than women who have no history of these types of trauma, according to new research published today in the Journal of...
Rebecca Pifer Reporter Adeline Kon/Healthcare Dive/Healthcare Dive Editor’s note: This story is part of a series on women in the healthcare workforce. As Washington considers which virtual care flexibilities should remain in place post-COVID-19, experts are flagging that paring back telehealth access and affordability will disproportionately affect women, even as a growing share of startups emerge to address women’s...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – RIVERSIDE IMAGE: UC RIVERSIDE SCIENTISTS ARE TRYING TO FIND THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF POPULAR DIETS SUCH AS KETO AND INTERMITTENT FASTING. CREDIT: PIXABAY Scientists from UC Riverside are studying how the popular keto and intermittent fasting diets work on a molecular level, and whether both sexes benefit from them equally. The...
by Monash University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Women’s heart health has been the focus of a recent study by Monash University, with researchers finding that proportional carbohydrate intake and not saturated fat was significantly associated with cardiovascular disease benefit in Australian women. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women. Poor diet is...
Dr. Samit Shah has seen it too often. Women come to a hospital Emergency Department or doctor’s office complaining of chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, lightheadedness, jaw pain, or other symptoms considered concerning for a heart problem. The women might undergo standard testing to see if they have a critical cholesterol blockage in their...
