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Newswise: A New AI Model Has Been Developed to Improve Accuracy of Breast Cancer Tumor Removal
Released: 25-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
A New AI Model Has Been Developed to Improve Accuracy of Breast Cancer Tumor Removal
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Researchers in the UNC School of Medicine have developed an AI model that can predict whether or not cancerous tissue has been fully removed from the body during breast cancer surgery.

Newswise: Social media and low self-compassion behind rise in cosmetic surgery
Released: 25-Sep-2023 12:05 AM EDT
Social media and low self-compassion behind rise in cosmetic surgery
University of South Australia

When Kylie Jenner famously admitted that her signature pout was the result of lip fillers, there was a significant increase in interest and uptake of the cosmetic procedure. That’s the power of social media. But why is social media so persuasive and what is driving young women’s attitudes to cosmetic surgery?

Released: 21-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Susan G. Komen® To Host MORE THAN PINK Walk in Dallas this Fall
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today announced it will host a MORE THAN PINK Walk in Dallas on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The events will raise critical funds that support breast cancer patients, advance research and provide patient navigation services to better serve those impacted by the disease.

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Expert Selected to Lead California Maternal Health Panel
Released: 20-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Expert Selected to Lead California Maternal Health Panel
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai maternal-fetal medicine leader Kimberly Gregory, MD, MPH, is the new chair of the California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee (CA-PARC).

Released: 20-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Susan G. Komen® To Host a MORE THAN PINK Walk This Fall
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today announced a MORE THAN PINK Walk in Oklahoma City will be held on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The events will raise critical funds that support breast cancer patients, advance research and provide patient navigation services to better serve those impacted by the disease.

17-Sep-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Certain State Laws Aimed at Limiting Alcohol Use in General Population Associated with Lower Alcohol Consumption by Women of Reproductive Age
Research Society on Alcoholism

Women aged 18 to 44 living in states that outlaw Sunday liquor sales or driving with a blood alcohol concentration greater than .08 drink less than their counterparts in other states, according to a new study recently published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.

     
Released: 20-Sep-2023 5:05 AM EDT
Exposure to extreme heat associated with adverse health outcomes for pregnant women
University of California, Irvine

First-of-its-kind study associated exposure to extreme heat and severe maternal morbidity. The implications of this is dire with extreme heat episodes becoming more and more frequent with our climate changing.

Newswise: Iron supplements provided in prenatal visits improved outcomes
Released: 19-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Iron supplements provided in prenatal visits improved outcomes
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Giving free prenatal iron supplements to medically underserved pregnant patients rather than only recommending them significantly reduced anemia and postpartum blood transfusions, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health report in a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Newswise: Study finds the placenta holds answers to many unexplained pregnancy losses
Released: 19-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Study finds the placenta holds answers to many unexplained pregnancy losses
Yale University

Yale researchers have shown that placental examination resulted in the accurate pathologic determination of more than 90% of previously unexplained pregnancy losses, a discovery that they say may inform pregnancy care going forward.

Newswise: New Maternal Health Research Center Aims to Reduce Pregnancy-Related Deaths
Released: 19-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
New Maternal Health Research Center Aims to Reduce Pregnancy-Related Deaths
University of Utah Health

Compared to other high-income countries, the U.S. has a high rate of maternal mortality, and in Utah, substance use is the leading cause of pregnancy-related death. With $14 million in support over seven years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Utah ELEVATE Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence aims to reverse that trend. The center is committed to partnering with the communities that are affected most, including rural and Native American populations, to change the story for mothers with substance use disorders in Utah and throughout the country.

Newswise: Witchcraft accusations an ‘occupational hazard’ for female workers in early modern England
Released: 19-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Witchcraft accusations an ‘occupational hazard’ for female workers in early modern England
University of Cambridge

While both men and women have historically been accused of the malicious use of magic, only around 10–30% of suspected witches were men by the 16th and 17th centuries.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
تنبيه من خبير: هل انقطاع الطمث يسبب تشوّش الدماغ؟
Mayo Clinic

من الممكن أن يتسبب انقطاع الطمث في سلسلة من الأعراض بدايةً من هَبَّات الحرارة والتعرّق الليلي وصولًا إلى زيادة الوزن. ولكن هل من الممكن أن يسبب مشكلات في الذاكرة؟ تشرح الدكتورة جولبانا كلبنج، دكتور في الطب، المدير المساعد لمركزمايو كلينك لصحة المرأةفي أريزونا الصلة بين انقطاع الطمث وتشوّش الدماغ.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
A menopausa causa confusão ou névoa mental?
Mayo Clinic

A menopausa pode trazer um conjunto de sintomas, como ondas de calor e transpiração noturna até ganho de peso. Mas ela causa problemas com a memória?

Released: 18-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
¿La menopausia provoca confusión mental?
Mayo Clinic

La menopausia puede provocar una variedad de síntomas, desde sofocos y sudoración nocturna hasta aumento de peso. Pero, ¿puede causar problemas de memoria?

Released: 18-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Healthy Aging Month: FSU experts available to speak on healthy aging
Florida State University

By: Mark Blackwell Thomas | Published: September 15, 2023 | 10:40 am | SHARE: With Healthy Aging month in full swing, one of the preeminent fields of research at Florida State University is in the spotlight. FSU’s history of prioritizing healthy aging and producing cutting-edge research in the field dates back decades. At FSU, healthy aging research is defined in large part by a multidisciplinary approach in which researchers and experts from across colleges and departments engage in solving some of the field’s most pressing challenges — and maximizing its many opportunities.

 
Newswise: Wistar Researchers Discover Possible New Treatment for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer 
Released: 18-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Wistar Researchers Discover Possible New Treatment for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer 
Wistar Institute

Zachary Schug, Ph.D., assistant professor at The Wistar Institute, has published a new paper in the journal Nature Cancer demonstrating a double-acting mechanism for fighting a particularly aggressive, difficult-to-treat form of breast cancer.

Newswise: Substance Abuse in Pregnancy Doubles Cardiovascular Risk
Released: 18-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Substance Abuse in Pregnancy Doubles Cardiovascular Risk
Cedars-Sinai

Pregnant women with a history of substance abuse face a dramatically increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke during childbirth when compared with women without history of substance abuse, a new Smidt Heart Institute study shows.

Released: 18-Sep-2023 7:45 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Professors Join Civil Rights Leaders and Social Justice Advocates to Discuss Policy Innovations to Protect the Lives of Black Women and Girls in the U.S.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Bloomberg Assistant Professor of American Health in the Department of Mental Health Tiara Willie and Associate Professor and Associate Director of the PhD and Postdoctoral programs at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Kamila Alexander will join U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D-NJ) on September 20, 2023, at 6 p.m. in the Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C., and on livestream for a discussion about policy innovations to protect the lives of Black women and girls in the U.S.

Released: 17-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
In major breakthrough, researchers close in on preeclampsia cure
University of Western Ontario (now Western University)

Researchers from Western and Brown University have made groundbreaking progress towards identifying the root cause and potential therapy for preeclampsia.

Released: 17-Sep-2023 2:50 PM EDT
When it comes to starting a family, timing is everything
University of Oxford

The review, conducted jointly with researchers from Oxford University, the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, and the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton, included seven randomised controlled trials involving 2,464 women or couples who had been trying to conceive.



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