Largest ever genetic study of age of puberty in girls shows links with weight gain

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainGenes can indirectly influence the age at which girls have their first period by accelerating weight gain in childhood, a known risk factor for

Updated on: July 08,2024

Largest ever genetic study of age of puberty in girls shows links with weight gain

byUniversity of CambridgeCredit: CC0 Public DomainGenes can indirectly influence the age at which girls have their first period by accelerating weight gain in childhood, a known risk factor for

Updated on:July 08,2024

Pregnant women might not be receiving nicotine replacement therapy long enough to quit smoking

by National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)Credit: CC0 Public DomainMaternal use of quit smoking medicine aligns with current clinical advice, but low completion rates of nicotine replacement

Updated on: July 08,2024

Pregnant women might not be receiving nicotine replacement therapy long enough to quit smoking

by National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)Credit: CC0 Public DomainMaternal use of quit smoking medicine aligns with current clinical advice, but low completion rates of nicotine replacement

Updated on:July 08,2024

Decision to offer sedation for often-painful IUD insertion is 'groundbreaking,' health experts say

by Erin Kayata,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIntrauterine devices (IUDs) are a highly effective and long-lasting form of birth control placed in the uterus. Research s

Updated on: July 08,2024

Decision to offer sedation for often-painful IUD insertion is 'groundbreaking,' health experts say

by Erin Kayata,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIntrauterine devices (IUDs) are a highly effective and long-lasting form of birth control placed in the uterus. Research s

Updated on:July 08,2024

How a San Diego doctor led the antiabortion movement to embrace controversial pill 'reversal'

by Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo months before the U.S. Supreme Court shot down an attempt to ban abortion medication, a San Diego County doctor who was a plai

Updated on: July 08,2024

How a San Diego doctor led the antiabortion movement to embrace controversial pill 'reversal'

by Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo months before the U.S. Supreme Court shot down an attempt to ban abortion medication, a San Diego County doctor who was a plai

Updated on:July 08,2024

If you're pregnant, how accurate is your 'due date'?

by Hazel Keedle,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 1,700 pregnant women in South Australia havereportedlybeen given the wrong "due date" due to a t

Updated on: July 08,2024

If you're pregnant, how accurate is your 'due date'?

by Hazel Keedle,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 1,700 pregnant women in South Australia havereportedlybeen given the wrong "due date" due to a t

Updated on:July 08,2024

New technology visualizes embryo metabolism to improve IVF success

by Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)3D reconstruction of hyperspectral images of mouse oocytes and embryos. Credit: Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)A new technology deve

Updated on: July 08,2024

New technology visualizes embryo metabolism to improve IVF success

by Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)3D reconstruction of hyperspectral images of mouse oocytes and embryos. Credit: Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)A new technology deve

Updated on:July 08,2024

New 3D imaging method offers promise of better IVF outcomes

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInnovative research, presented today at theESHRE 40th Annual Meetingin Amsterdam, has introduc

Updated on: July 09,2024

New 3D imaging method offers promise of better IVF outcomes

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInnovative research, presented today at theESHRE 40th Annual Meetingin Amsterdam, has introduc

Updated on:July 09,2024

CARM1 drives triple-negative breast cancer progression by coordinating with HIF1A: Study

by Higher Education PressCoactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1) was recruited by hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha (HIF1A) to form a complex and transactivate CDK4 and HIF1

Updated on: July 09,2024

CARM1 drives triple-negative breast cancer progression by coordinating with HIF1A: Study

by Higher Education PressCoactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1) was recruited by hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha (HIF1A) to form a complex and transactivate CDK4 and HIF1

Updated on:July 09,2024

Survey finds most women with uterine fibroids are offered hysterectomies over minimally invasive treatments

by The Reis GroupCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAmong women who have been diagnosed with uterine fibroids, more than half (53%) were presented with a hysterectomy, while fewer than one in five (20%)

Updated on: July 10,2024

Survey finds most women with uterine fibroids are offered hysterectomies over minimally invasive treatments

by The Reis GroupCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAmong women who have been diagnosed with uterine fibroids, more than half (53%) were presented with a hysterectomy, while fewer than one in five (20%)

Updated on:July 10,2024

Familial endocrine diseases linked to increased risk of pregnancy loss, new research shows

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who have close family members with endocrine diseases--including type 2 diabetes, thyroid diseases and polyc

Updated on: July 10,2024

Familial endocrine diseases linked to increased risk of pregnancy loss, new research shows

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who have close family members with endocrine diseases--including type 2 diabetes, thyroid diseases and polyc

Updated on:July 10,2024