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Menstrual fluid collected from tampons could one day provide a simple, non-invasive way to measure a biomarker of nerve damage and potentially track disease activity in neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS), new research suggests. Because neurofilament light chain, or NfL, has emerged as a promising biomarker of MS, detecting it in menstrual fluid [...]

Artera has won FDA clearance for ArteraAI Breast, its breast cancer platform for patients with early-stage HR-positive, HER2-negative invasive breast cancer. ArteraAI Breast is the first and only FDA-cleared digital pathology-based risk stratification tool for breast cancer. These FDA milestones come alongside recent CE marking for both the ArteraAI Prostate Biopsy Assay and the ArteraAI [...]

This summer, WUKA and triple Olympian Hannah Miley MBE are bringing their Period-Positive Pool Party to London Aquatics Centre with one clear mission: to prove that periods should never keep anyone out of the water At a time when 84 per cent of teenage girls in the UK say their interest in sport declines after [...]

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may offer short-term relief for menopause insomnia and night-time hot flushes, a pilot study suggests. CBT is a structured, short-term talking treatment that helps people change thoughts and behaviours that can worsen sleep problems. Researchers found the intervention was linked to meaningful short-term improvements in insomnia severity, hot flush interference, sleep [...]

By Women As One At the 2026 Alliance Annual Conference, Women As One presented a poster that asked a powerful question: What if continuing professional development (CPD) did more than teach clinical knowledge— and instead helped shape the future of the workforce itself? For decades, professional education in medicine has focused primarily on what clinicians [...]

By Morgan Rose, chief science officer, Ema and Erlyn Macarayan, PhD, vice president, data science at PatientsLikeMe May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Most of the conversation this month treats depression and anxiety as standalone conditions, things people experience independently of their physical health. For the patients we serve through the PLM platform, that framing [...]

Women, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ scientists were hit hardest by NIH grant terminations, a survey of nearly 1,000 US researchers has found. The study surveyed 941 investigators whose National Institutes of Health grants were terminated in 2025, and suggests the policy changes may deepen existing disparities in the US biomedical research workforce. Between January [...]

By Women’s HealthX In recognition of World Maternal Mental Health Day, Women’s HealthX is placing a spotlight on one of the most urgent and under addressed areas in women’s health: maternal mental health and maternity care innovation. Worldwide, 1 in 5 new mothers experiences a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder, yet up to 7 in [...]

A nurse who works with breast cancer patients has spoken of her pride after joining a trial that improved breast cancer surgery after her own diagnosis. Heidi Jones, a 53-year-old staff nurse on the surgical day unit at Basildon Hospital, is a mother of two from Corringham in Essex and works with breast cancer patients [...]

A recent study developed a new "digital companion" to support the prevention and follow-up of maternal cardiovascular risk in women with pregnancy complications. Cardiovascular disease, or CVD, is the leading cause of premature death and illness in women, yet sex-specific causes remain understudied and women are underrepresented in research. Pregnancy complications, including hypertensive disorders of [...]