Psychology & Psychiatry
What do women want? It depends on the time of the month
(Medical Xpress)—If she loves you and then she loves you not, don't blame the petals of that daisy. Blame evolution.
Feb 13, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Sex hormones linked to breast cancer risk in women under 50
Premenopausal women with high levels of sex hormones in their blood have an increased risk of breast cancer, an Oxford University study suggests, though further research is needed to understand this link.
Jul 24, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Increased incidence of menstrual disturbances after COVID vaccination in girls aged 12-15: Study
The first reports that several women experienced menstrual disturbances after coronavirus vaccination came early in summer 2021. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) promptly introduced questions about menstrual ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Doctor calls for debate on using frozen versus fresh embryos for IVF procedures
(Medical Xpress)—New evidence from a study done by Aberdeen University showing that using frozen embryos implanted in the womb instead of those implanted fresh tends to reduce the risks for both mother and child, have led ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Prejudice linked to women's menstrual cycle
Women's bias against male strangers increases when women are fertile, suggesting prejudice may be partly fueled by genetics, according to a study by Michigan State University psychology researchers.
Jun 22, 2011
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Diabetes
Early puberty associated with gestational diabetes
Women who began having menstrual cycles at a younger age are at greater risk of developing gestational diabetes, a disease affecting up to 7 percent of pregnant women that can cause babies to develop type 2 diabetes and other ...
Jan 26, 2016
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Neuroscience
The brain also produces the sex hormone oestrogen
The female sex hormone oestrogen can be produced and released from the brain as well as the ovaries, according to a study.
Dec 24, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Brain sensitivity to insulin may be modulated by menstrual cycle
A combined team of diabetes specialists from Eberhard Karls University Tübingen and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, both in Germany, has found evidence that suggests brain sensitivity to insulin may be modulated by ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study suggests menstrual-cycle syncing by women does not really happen
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers made up of the group behind the fertility app Clue and a group at Oxford University have tested the popularly held notion that when women live or work in close proximity for a span ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphone study reveals that bodily rhythm affects behavior
Leiden researchers Arko Ghosh and Enea Ceolini analyzed the use data of hundreds of mobile phones and discovered that the body has rhythms ranging between seven and 52 days. These cycles influence how we behave. Their research ...
Apr 14, 2023
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