Risks for women taking anabolic steroids in Australia
Image credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in Drug and alcohol screening has provided important insights into the challenges and risks faced by women who use anabolic and androgenic steroids (AAS). Although these substances are illegal in Australia,…
Exclusive breastfeeding leads to greater weight loss in women with high BMI than in women of normal weight
Important note: The average postnatal weight is calculated by subtracting the postnatal weight from the pre-pregnancy weight, which varies from person to person. Source: KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital A study by the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) on…
Education and access to harm reduction tools can help women prevent opioid overdose
Photo credit: Jure Širić from Pexels Women with opioid use disorder who also come into contact with the criminal justice system face unique challenges and stigma that may prevent them from seeking treatment for their substance use and harm reduction…
Study shows: Inflammation reduction in residents after planting trees in the neighborhood
A residential area with trees and shrubs planted for the Green Heart Louisville project. Photo credit: Mike Wilkinson for The Nature Conservancy The University of Louisville’s Green Heart Louisville project found that people living in neighborhoods where the number of…
New study supports annual breast cancer screening for women over 40
Image credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Women diagnosed with breast cancer who had regular screening mammograms every year were less likely to have late-stage cancer and had a higher overall survival rate than women who had screenings every two years or…
Studies show decline in advertising for unhealthy foods in children’s programs
Image credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The number of food and drink advertisements that children see on children’s television programs has dropped significantly since food and drink manufacturers pledged to stop advertising unhealthy products on children’s television programs. But according to…
Cognitive difficulties lead to lower return to work after breast cancer
Returning to work two years after a breast cancer diagnosis is associated with higher cognitive speed before and after treatment, according to a study published online August 19 in JAMA network opened. Marie Lange, Ph.D., of Normandie Université UNICAEN in…
New work validates targets for personalized cancer immunotherapy
Optimization of the HLA:peptide extraction and sample preparation workflow. Image credit: Molecular and cellular proteomics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100825 What characteristics of a cancer cell does the immune system recognize? Knowledge of the potential target structures of immune cells is a…
Calls to make cold water swimming safer for women
Image credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cold water swimming is becoming increasingly popular among women, but more support is needed to make many of the UK’s wild swimming spots safer and more accessible, according to a new study led by researchers…
Empowering women leads to fewer underweight children in vulnerable Indian communities
by the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture Fields in Odisha, India. Photo credit: HDI Survey Firm The forested hills and rolling hills of Odisha state are home to some of India’s most vulnerable tribal…
