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A new approach to treating ovarian cancer has been discovered that, in preclinical laboratory testing, shrinks tumours and improves survival rates while simultaneously making tumours more receptive to chemotherapy treatment. Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynaecological cancer; patients with metastatic ovarian cancer have a 30 per cent chance of surviving for five years after their [...]

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center finds that, in healthy women, some breast cells that otherwise appear normal may contain chromosome abnormalities typically associated with invasive breast cancer. The findings question conventional thinking on the genetic origins of breast cancer, which could influence early cancer detection methods. [...]

New research shows that women with a history of endometriosis and uterine fibroids might have an increased long term risk of premature death. Endometriosis and uterine fibroids are common disorders among women of reproductive age. Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries and [...]

Alife Health, a technology company building AI tools to advance in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in the US, is partnering with US Fertility to pilot Alife's Embryo Assist software to enrich embryo cataloguing. Alife's Embryo Assist integrates with laboratory microscopes, enabling embryologists to easily capture embryo images and data to elevate laboratory quality-control measures. The tool generates [...]

Persperity Health, a new company spun out of The California Institute of Technology, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to accelerate the development of its sweat-sensing technology that provides real-time, non-invasive hormonal insights. The technology enables real-time hormone monitoring through device-based sweat analysis, enabling non-invasive hormone monitoring for women ad providing personalised health insights. [...]

A new study has revealed that the number and type of microbes present in the saliva of pregnant women differ according to whether they are experiencing life stress and symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although several studies have shown links between the diversity of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract and stress, [...]

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has called for urgent government funding for women’s health and care in the UK, as research shows gynaecology waiting lists have doubled since 2020.  A new report, published this week by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) finds that three quarters of a million (755,046) women [...]

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the leading causes of newborn mortality and morbidity worldwide, and lowering the baby’s body temperature—called therapeutic hypothermia—is often used as a treatment. A new review now highlights additional therapies for HIE that are being tested with and without concomitant therapeutic hypothermia. Neonatal HIE is characterised by neurological dysfunction resulting [...]

Researchers from  have conducted an in-depth study on the epidemic status, secular trends, and risk factors of 15 common neonatal infectious diseases across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 1990 to 2019. The study provides a comprehensive overview of the changes in incidence and mortality rates, identifying key trends and potential areas for targeted public [...]

In low-risk pregnancies, mothers and children are just as safe with a planned home birth as they are with a planned birth center birth, a national study led by Oregon State University researchers has shown. The findings, published in Medical Care, contradict doctors’ long-held concerns about home birth, including a recent opinion by the American [...]