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Affectionate mothering in childhood may have a lasting impact on important personality traits, potentially influencing life outcomes such as educational achievement, economic success, and health and well-being, according new research. The findings suggest that positive maternal parenting could foster important traits such as openness, conscientiousness and agreeableness. Jasmin Wertz, PhD is lead author of the [...]

Amara Therapeutics has announced the launch of a randomised controlled trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of its prescription digital therapeutic (PDTx) for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) in women.  OAB is a prevalent condition that significantly impacts the quality of life for millions of  women, with symptoms such as urinary urgency, urinary frequency, [...]

Uterine health company, Womed, has signed licensing agreements with Kebomed Europe and Saesco Medical to distribute its first medical female fertility preserving device, Womed Leaf, in Europe. Intrauterine Adhesions (IUA), which refer to the pathological binding of the uterine walls, are caused by scarring of the uterus after procedures such as dilation and curettage or [...]

A hormonal health brand is running a survey to raise awareness of  'The Hidden Cost of Hormonal Health’.  Millions of women struggle with hormonal health conditions, yet too many are left undiagnosed, unheard and unsupported. MyOva aims to uncover the real cost of living with hormonal health conditions in the UK - financial and emotional. [...]

A Cambridgeshire hospital trust has teamed up with a local product innovation consultancy to develop an advanced AI feature for an innovative hand-held newborn eye screening device. The innovation, being co-developed by  Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and 42 Technology, aims to further improve the accuracy of diagnosing congenital cataracts. Cataracts are the leading cause [...]

The UK government is being urged to take action to help employers invest in supportive policies for menopause, menstruation and fertility challenges as well as pregnancy or baby loss. While employer support for women's health issues has seen progress in recent years, research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) shows that only 37 [...]

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature’s stress test and may uncover an individual’s risk for heart disease later in life, according to new research. The study also highlights how weight management before pregnancy may not only improve maternal health but also reduce [...]

A new article has collected some of the needs detected in autistic women regarding motherhood, among them, the shortage of professionals with updated knowledge to identify autism and provide a better individualised attention or the convenience of a family and social support network that favours the transition to the experience of being mothers. The article [...]

Garmin Health, a division of global technology leader Garmin, is dedicated to working with collaborators to create empowering digital health solutions. By integrating the Garmin product portfolio – including popular smartwatches and fitness trackers like the vívoactive 6, Venu 3s and Lily 2 – with Garmin Health API and SDK integration, companies like Metluma can [...]

A promising approach to achieve safer, more effective, and more precise breast cancer treatment has earned a University of Virginia researcher a new $5.5 million grant.  Natasha Diba Sheybani, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and research director of the Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center at UVA, is pioneering an approach to metastatic breast cancer [...]