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Women feel more pain than men, research shows

...er differences in pain have found that not only do women report more pain throughout the course of their li... There also seem to be differences in how men and women think and feel about their pain. For example, anxiety may affect men and women in different ways, an...

Survey Uncovers Surprising Attitudes Towards HIV Vaccine Research

...22 percent of African Americans. * In general, women had less knowledge and awareness than men about HIV vaccine research. * High percentages of each group felt it was important to personally support HIV vaccine research: 89 percent of both Hispanics and of men who have sex with men, 86 percent of ...

Nanotechnology to provide portable genetic risk detection

...nerally only used to test high risk groups such as women with a family history of breast cancer. To detect genetic mutations the OPTONANOGEN system uses an array of 20 microcantilevers coated in nucleic acid that react when they come into contact with a DNA sample displaying the genetic anomaly. The sampl...

Studies clarify risk factors for mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus

...ide new information with which to counsel pregnant women infected with HCV. Taken together, the two new stu...ct hormonal or genetic differences between men and women in susceptibility or response to infection. Other risk factors significantly associated with transmi...

'Patient-choice' C-section rate rises 36%: HealthGrades study

More women choosing C-sections when no medical necessity exis...on, Florida increase most The number of pregnant women choosing to have a "patient-choice" Cesarean section (C-section) rose by 36.6 percent from 2001 to 2...

Number Of Babies Born Prematurely Nears Historic Half Million Mark In U.S.

... of premature birth in 2003. The campaign educates women on the signs and symptoms of premature birth, and supports more research into the causes of premature labor. One of the goals of the campaign is to help the nation reach the goal set by the U.S. Public Health Service of reducing the rate of premature...

Updated data on novel HPV vaccine confirms efficacy in large population

...and non-invasive cervical cancers. Of the 8,487 women who received the vaccine, none were diagnosed with...apillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18. Of the 8,460 women who did not receive the vaccine, 53 such cases were diagnosed. In the larger population analysis,...

Vaginal gel may provide a new approach to HIV prevention

...study as potential vaginal microbicides to protect women from HIV. Under the agreements, Merck and BMS eac...e, and 80 percent of new cases of HIV infection in women result from heterosexual intercourse. A vaginal gel containing microbicides could be applied topical...

Baby's genes affect mom's cholesterol levels

...lead to pre-eclampsia and pancreatitis in pregnant women and also increase their future risk of cardiovascu...acenta. These findings have implications for many women who are advised not to have children due to genetic defects in lipoprotein metabolism. Because their...

Study uncovers placental microtransfusions lead to transmission of AIDS virus during childbirth

... of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, from pregnant women to their infants sometime during childbirth is a h...tudy they conducted with 149 pregnant HIV-infected women in the African nation of Malawi showed that tiny amounts of virus-laden blood leak from women's plac...

Fruit fly research set to revolutionize study of birth defects

...the body and causes birth defects in children from women who have it in their systems. The study of the drug's effect on fruit flies has allowed Queen's researchers including graduate student Joslynn Affleck to identify the genes on which the drug acts. "We hope that through this model system we can prov...

2005 AIDS figures released by WHO and UNAIDS

... and evidence of drops in HIV rates among pregnant women in Zimbabwe from 26% in 2003 to 21% in 2004. In ur...as of Burkina Faso prevalence among young pregnant women declined from around 4% in 2001 to just under 2% in 2003. These latest findings were published in A...

Earliest European Farmers Left Little Genetic Mark On Modern Europe

... and evidence of drops in HIV rates among pregnant women in Zimbabwe from 26% in 2003 to 21% in 2004. In ur...as of Burkina Faso prevalence among young pregnant women declined from around 4% in 2001 to just under 2% in 2003. These latest findings were published in A...

Bigger brain size matters for intellectual ability

...igger is better, but there are differences between women and men. In women, verbal intelligence was clear... to overall brain size. These results suggest that women may use verbal strategies in spatial thinking, but that in men, verbal and spatial thinking are more...

Rutgers researchers scientifically link dancing ability to mate quality

...on. More symmetrical men put on a better show, and women notice." The researchers worked with a group of Jamaicans, building on earlier studies of physical symmetry in that population. The test group was ideal for a scientific study of dance, since in Jamaican society, dancing is important in the lives of...

Genetic testing still smart choice, despite uncertainties

...York University. The testing can work miracles for women prone to miscarriages or who carry genetic diseases, he said. "If you are at risk for genetic diseases, it changes your outlook on starting a family," he said. "PGD allows them to get pregnant. It's a dramatic improvement when it works." More than...

Cells from amniotic fluid used to tissue-engineer a new trachea

... much more readily available. Millions of pregnant women elect to have amniotic fluid drawn to test for chromosome defects, the procedure known as amniocentesis. And when a prenatal ultrasound exam reveals fetal malformations, amniocentesis is usually recommended. Complications are rare. "In many cases, t...

Olfactory system detects pheromones that control reproduction

...romones," she said. "For example, it is known that women who live in close quarters tend to have synchronized menstrual cycles. But it was also believed that humans would need a functional vomeronasal organ in order to sense pheromones -- and there is no evidence for such an organ in humans. "But now that...

Gene variation affects tamoxifen's benefit for breast cancer

...ast cancer, tamoxifen, may not be as effective for women who inherit a common genetic variation, according ...ble for lowering the CYP2D6 enzyme, and found that women with this genetic variant were almost twice as likely to see their breast cancer return. Up to 10 pe...

MUHC investigators search for the root of sexual pain in women

...r groundbreaking research on pain suffered by some women during sexual intercourse. The new funding will al...n medication, which will hopefully result in fewer women suffering in silence." The new CIHR grant will allow the team to initiate research with groups of w...

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