Researcher presents risk-free treatment for low female sexual desire
March 8, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Laurie Mintz
mintzl@missouri.edu
573-882-4947
University of Missouri-Columbia Read more
Research identifies gene with likely role in premenstrual disorder
February 7, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Brett Norman
bnorman@rockefeller.edu
212-327-7613
Rockefeller University Read more
Estrogen-only HRT may increase risk of asthma after menopause
February 6, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Emma Dickinson
edickinson@bmjgroup.com
44-207-383-6529
BMJ-British Medical Journal Read more
Moms influence how children develop advanced cognitive functions
February 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Sarah Hutcheon
shutcheon@srcd.org
202-289-7905
Society for Research in Child Development
Executive functioning is a set of advanced cognitive functionssuch as the ability to control impulses, remember things, and show mental flexibilitythat help us plan and monitor what we do to reach goals. Although executive functioning develops speedily between ages 1 and 6, children vary widely in their skills in this area. Now a new longitudinal study tells us that moms play a role in how their children develop these abilities.
Yale researchers may have uncovered the mechanism by which progesterone prevents preterm birth
February 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Karen N. Peart
karen.peart@yale.edu
203-432-1326
Yale University
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine believe they may have discovered how the hormone progesterone acts to prevent preterm birth.
New human reproductive hormone could lead to novel contraceptives
December 21, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Robert Sanders
rsanders@berkeley.edu
510-643-6998
University of California - Berkeley Read more
Targeted breast ultrasound can reduce biopsies for women under 40
December 1, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Linda Brooks
lbrooks@rsna.org
630-590-7762
Radiological Society of North America
CHICAGO Targeted breast ultrasound of suspicious areas of the breast, including lumps, is a safe, reliable and cost-effective alternative to invasive biopsies for women under age 40, according to the findings of two studies presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
MRI helps detect life-threatening pregnancy complication
Contact: Linda Brooks
lbrooks@rsna.org
630-590-7762
Radiological Society of North America
CHICAGO A study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) revealed that MRI is a highly accurate means of identifying placenta accreta, a potentially life-threatening and increasingly common condition that is the leading cause of death for women just before and after giving birth.
Glucose intolerance in pregnancy associated with postpartum cardiovascular risk
November 30, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Arlyn Riskind
ariskind@endo-society.org
301-941-0240
The Endocrine Society
Chevy Chase, MDWomen who have gestational glucose intolerance (a condition less severe than gestational diabetes) exhibit multiple cardiovascular risk factors as early as three months after birth, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
Study shows antibiotic unsuccessful in preventing preterm labor
November 29, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Samantha Martin
samantha.martin@liv.ac.uk
44-151-794-2248
University of Liverpool
The antibiotic, called azithromycin, is effective in treating infections such as syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum a bacterial infection thought to play a significant role in causing preterm labour. Recent studies have also shown that the drug is effective in reducing the risk of miscarriage following amniocentesis, a medical test for infection and foetal abnormalities.
