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Hysterectomy does not increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Having a hysterectomy with or without ovary removal in mid-life does not increase a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease compared to women who reach natural menopause, contrary to many previously reported studies, according ...

Cardiology created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds experimental drug inhibits growth in all stages of common kidney cancer

Researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida have discovered a protein that is overly active in every human sample of kidney cancer they examined. They also found that an experimental drug designed to block the protein's ...

Cancer created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Screening detects ovarian cancer using neighboring cells

Pioneering biophotonics technology developed at Northwestern University is the first screening method to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer in humans by examining cells easily brushed from the neighboring cervix ...

Cancer created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Link between obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome may be exaggerated

The relationship between obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome may be exaggerated, likely because the women who actively seek care for the condition tend to be heavier than those identified through screening ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Surgical menopause may prime brain for stroke, Alzheimer's

Women who abruptly and prematurely lose estrogen from surgical menopause have a two-fold increase in cognitive decline and dementia.

Neuroscience created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Polycystic ovary syndrome puts glucose control in double jeopardy

Polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition affecting about 10 percent of women and characterized by excess male hormone and increased risk of diabetes and heart disease, appears to cause a sort of double jeopardy ...

Medical research created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Asterix's Roman foes: Researchers have a better idea of how cancer cells move and grow

Researchers at the University of Montreal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) have discovered a new mechanism that allows some cells in our body to move together, in some ways like the ...

Cancer created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Origin of aggressive ovarian cancer discovered

Cornell University researchers have discovered a likely origin of epithelial ovarian cancer (ovarian carcinoma), the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States.

Cancer created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Use of morning-after pill on the rise: CDC

(HealthDay)—The number of U.S. women using the "morning-after" contraception pill has risen dramatically in the last decade, federal health officials report.

Health created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-chemo woman pregnant after ovary tissue transplant

For the first time ever in Australia, a woman whose chemotherapy rendered her infertile has fallen pregnant using ovarian tissue taken from her body before her cancer treatment, a new study reports.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study prompts rethink of how ovaries develop

(Medical Xpress)—New research from the University of Adelaide will rewrite the text books on how an ovary is formed, as well as providing new insights into women's health and fertility.

Medical research created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Polycystic ovary syndrome: Panel recommends changing name of common disorder in women

An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health has concluded that the name of a common hormone disorder in women, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), causes confusion and is a barrier to research progress ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Estrogen fights urinary infection in mouse study

(Medical Xpress)—Estrogen levels drop dramatically in menopause, a time when the risk of urinary tract infections increases significantly.

Immunology created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Early surgical menopause linked to declines in memory and thinking skills

Women who undergo surgical menopause at an earlier age may have an increased risk of decline in memory and thinking skills, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's ...

Neuroscience created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Amniotic sac membrane could be source for human eggs

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology say cells from the amniotic membrane part of the placenta normally discarded after a woman gives birth could one day be a source for human eggs. The first-of-its-kind ...

Medical research created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ovary

The ovary is an ovum-producing reproductive organ, often found in pairs as part of the vertebrate female reproductive system. Ovaries in anatomically female individuals are analogous to testes in anatomically male individuals, in that they are both gonads and endocrine glands.

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