Piraye Yurttas Beim, PhD, Founder and CEO of the biotech firm Celmatix Inc., and a leading international expert in the genetics of female infertility, presented A Report from the Front Lines of the Personalized Reproductive Medicine Revolution at the Futures in Reproduction Conference at the Churchill College, Cambridge, a two- day meeting celebrating the spirit of […]
Give Yourself A Gift This Year – Stay Healthy During The Holidays
It’s that time of year again. It’s hard to believe another year has flown by. Christmas songs are on the radio, shops are displaying their Christmas themed windows, and my inbox is full of Christmas wishes. With the risk of sounding a little like the Scroodge, please be sensible this holiday. It’s not called the silly […]
New Genetic Test Detects Early Breast Cancer And Identifies Future Risk
Physicians may now be better at detecting breast cancer than ever before, but much more work remains to ensure accurate diagnosis is possible and especially to assess future risk. That’s why researchers from Germany have been working to develop a new test of gene action to predict cancer risk both at first diagnosis and into […]
Warning: Online Information About Designer Vagina Procedures Can Be Misleading And Inaccurate
Internet information regarding “designer vagina” procedures for women is often poor and sometimes inaccurate, suggests a new report published in the Obstetrics & Gynecology edition of the journal BMJ Open. The findings encourage researchers to urge that guidelines be created to improve criteria in order for women to make educated choices about an increasingly growing trend […]
A Healthy & Yummy Halloween Treat
“Halloween” or “All Hallow’s Eve” dates back 2,000 years to the most significant Celtic holiday: the night before the new year (November 1 on their calendar), when the dead returned to mingle with the living. Scary faces were sculpted into turnips and gourds and lit with burning embers to ward off evil spirits. Today’s jack-o-lanterns […]
A New Recommendation For Pap Smear Testing Has Been Released, But This Does Not Mean You Can Skip Your Annual Exam
A new recommendation for pap smear testing has been released with the opening line of “most women need testing for cervical cancer only every three to five years”. For many readers that statement can sound like most women can begin to skip their annual exams. What the article does not say is probably more important […]
Study Shows That Maternal-Newborn Separation When Both Mother And Newborn Admitted To ICU Following Birth Increases Risk Of Death Significantly
Mothers and newborns who are both admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) after delivery are significantly more likely to die compared with mom-baby pairs not needing ICU admission, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). As well, when both mother and baby require admission to an ICU, they are much more likely to be […]
Study Shows That Language Development In Babies Affected By Maternal Depression
Maternal depression and a common class of antidepressants can alter a crucial period of language development in babies, according to a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Harvard University and the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) at BC Children’s Hospital. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study finds that treatment […]
UK Study Shows That Everyday Chemicals Raise Country’s Breast Cancer Rates
Ever since they have routinely added synthetic chemicals to everyday household and personal care products, the breast cancer rate among women in the UK has risen dramatically, says Breast Cancer UK, a British charity. According to the UK office for National Statistics, in 1971 out of 100,000 women, only 66 got breast cancer, in 2010 the […]
New Breakthrough For In Vitro Fertilization
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have discovered that a chemical can trigger the maturation of small eggs to healthy, mature eggs, a process that could give more women the chance of successful IVF treatment in the future. The results have been published in the journalPloS ONE. Women and girls treated for cancer with radiotherapy and chemotherapy are often […]
