Women's Health News

November 20, 2024

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Healthy Women Have Cells That Resemble Breast Cancer

Nov. 20, 2024 — A new study finds that, in healthy women, some breast cells that otherwise appear normal may contain chromosome abnormalities typically associated with invasive breast cancer. The findings question conventional thinking on the genetic origins of ...

A New Discovery About Pain Signaling May Contribute to Better Treatment of Chronic Pain

Nov. 18, 2024 — When pain signals are passed along the nervous system, proteins called calcium channels play a key role. Researchers have now pinpointed the exact location of a specific calcium channel fine-tuning ...

Synthetic Cells Emulate Natural Cellular Communication

Nov. 12, 2024 — A research team has succeeded in synthesizing simple, environmentally sensitive cells complete with artificial organelles. For the first time, the researchers have also been able to emulate natural cell-cell communication using these proto-cells -- ...

Super Microscope Shows Nanoscale Biological Process for the First Time

Nov. 11, 2024 — A new microscope is capable of live imaging of biological processes in such detail that moving protein complexes are ...

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Vitamin D During Pregnancy Boosts Children's Bone Health Even at Age Seven

Nov. 6, 2024 — Children whose mothers took extra vitamin D during pregnancy continue to have stronger bones at age seven, according to ...

Scientists Discover Key to Preventing Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and Related Disorders

Nov. 1, 2024 — A team of researchers has uncovered a groundbreaking mechanism in the formation of harmful protein aggregates that lead to neurodegenerative diseases ...

Breast Cancer: The Diversity of Metastases

Oct. 31, 2024 — A comprehensive analysis of breast cancer metastases compares various methods and affords new insights into the biology of ...

Complexity of Tumors Revealed in 3D

Oct. 30, 2024 — A new analysis has revealed detailed 3D maps of the internal structures of multiple tumor types. These cancer atlases reveal how different tumor cells -- and the cells of a tumor's surrounding ...

Clinical Study Confirms Tissue Stiffening in Breast Cancer Can Drive Metastasis

Oct. 22, 2024 — Researchers evaluated tissues for fibrosis using MeCo Score, a diagnostic tool that can potentially predict the likelihood of relapse or recurrence ...

Study Highlights Complexity of Menopausal Hormone Therapy's Impact on Brain Health

Oct. 22, 2024 — A study suggests that menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) might have moderate effects on brain health, but this depends on past surgical history, the ...

Why Breast Cancer Spreads to Bone

Oct. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed an in vitro cancer model to investigate why breast cancer spreads to bone. Their findings hold promise for advancing the development of preclinical tools to predict breast ...

New Therapeutic Strategy Identified for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Oct. 9, 2024 — Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains the most aggressive and deadly type of breast cancer, but new findings from cancer researchers are pointing the way toward therapeutic strategies that ...

Protein Blocking Bone Development Could Hold Clues for Future Osteoporosis Treatment

Oct. 11, 2024 — Scientists have identified a protein that blocks the activity of bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) by stopping them from maturing during the journey ...

Brain Molecule Makes Neurons Less Selective, Deepening Understanding of Human Cognition

Oct. 2, 2024 — Neuroscientists say they have determined how a brain cell surface molecule shapes the way certain neurons ...

Keeping It Together: How Calcium Signals Help Cells Bury Their Dead Neighbors

Oct. 9, 2024 — Dying cells are typically expelled from epithelial sheets to prevent foreign substances and microorganisms from entering, but the mechanism underlying this process is unclear. A recent study has ...

Role of Ophthalmic Acid in Motor Function Control

Oct. 4, 2024 — A research team has revealed that a molecule in the brain -- ophthalmic acid -- unexpectedly acts like a neurotransmitter similar to dopamine in regulating motor function, offering a new therapeutic ...

How Estrogen's Millisecond-Fast Action Happens

Oct. 2, 2024 — Researchers discovered a mechanism by which estrogen can trigger fast neuronal ...

Scientist Develops New Model for Ovarian Cancer -- With Crossover to Uterine Cancer

Oct. 2, 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 ...

Estrogens Play a Hidden Role in Cancers, Inhibiting a Key Immune Cell

Sep. 27, 2024 — Estrogens are known to drive tumor growth in breast cancer cells that carry its receptors, but a new study unexpectedly finds that estrogens play a role in fueling the growth of breast cancers ...

AI Could Predict Breast Cancer Risk Via 'Zombie Cells'

Sep. 25, 2024 — Women worldwide could see better treatment with new AI technology which enables better detection of damaged cells and more precisely predict the risk of getting breast cancer, shows new ...

New Cancer Diagnoses Did Not Rebound as Expected Following Pandemic

Sep. 24, 2024 — Cancer incidence trends in 2021 largely returned to what they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). However, there was ...

Metal Exposure Can Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Sep. 18, 2024 — Metal exposure from environmental pollution is associated with increased calcium buildup in the coronary arteries at a level comparable to traditional risk factors, according to a new study. The ...

Blackcurrant Supplementing Mitigates Postmenopausal Bone Loss, Study Finds

Sep. 17, 2024 — With aging comes bone density loss, especially in post-menopausal women. A new study finds that supplementing with blackcurrant can ameliorate a host of conditions, including postmenopausal bone loss ...

New Treatment Extends Ovarian Function in Older Mice

Sep. 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered a novel way to lengthen the 'healthspan' of a women's ovaries -- improving maintenance of the ovaries and preventing key age-related changes in ovarian ...

New Proteins Involved in Regulating the Cell Membrane

Sep. 13, 2024 — Scientists have uncovered new details about how cells manage the distribution of lipids in their cell membrane. These lipids, known as phospholipids, are arranged in a bilayer of membranes, ...

Genes With Strong Impact on Menopause Timing Also Link to Cancer Risk

Sep. 11, 2024 — The team first looked at variation in data from genetic sequencing of 106,973 post-menopausal female participants in the UK Biobank study. Researchers focused on rare types of genetic changes which ...

Novel Bone Cancer Therapy Has 99% Success Rate, Tests Show

Sep. 10, 2024 — Bioactive glasses, a filling material which can bond to tissue and improve the strength of bones and teeth, has been combined with gallium to create a potential treatment for bone cancer. Tests in ...

Low-Impact Yoga and Exercise Found to Help Older Women Manage Urinary Incontinence

Sep. 6, 2024 — New research finds that 12 weeks of low-impact exercise classes reduced daily episodes of urinary incontinence by more than ...

Skin Fungus Colonization Accelerates Breast Cancer Tumor Growth

Sep. 5, 2024 — A new study shows that skin fungus colonization of Malassezia globosa speeds up breast cancer tumor ...

False-Positive Mammograms Discourage Some Women from Future Screenings

Sep. 2, 2024 — A false-positive mammogram may deter women from future screenings, according to a new study. But staying on schedule remains key to early detection of ...

Billions Worldwide Consume Inadequate Levels of Micronutrients Critical to Human Health

Aug. 29, 2024 — More than half of the global population consumes inadequate levels of several micronutrients essential to health, including calcium, iron, and vitamins C and E, according to a new study. It is the ...

New Study Supports Annual Breast Cancer Screening for Women Over 40

Aug. 27, 2024 — Women diagnosed with breast cancer who had regular screening mammograms every year were less likely to have late-stage cancer and had higher overall survival than those who received screening every ...

Key Discovery Advances Fight to Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence

Aug. 26, 2024 — The surprising discovery that cellular protein G 13 may actually protect against -- rather than promote growth of -- the most commonly relapsing type of breast cancer signals potential for more ...

Hot Flash Drug Shows Significant, Rapid Benefits in Pivotal Clinical Trials

Aug. 22, 2024 — The investigational drug elinzanetant reduces hot flashes while improving women's sleep and quality of life, new research ...