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A non-hormonal radiofrequency treatment improved sexual function and vaginal health in postmenopausal women, according to results from a small randomised study. The study assessed nonablative capacitive-resistive monopolar radiofrequency, an energy-based treatment that delivers controlled heat to vaginal tissue to improve blood flow and tissue health. It was tested as a potential treatment for genitourinary syndrome [...]

A second pregnancy alters the female brain in ways distinct from a first, according to research examining how motherhood affects brain structure and function. The study tracked 110 women using repeated brain scans. Some became mothers for the first time, others had a second child, while a third group remained childless, allowing researchers to identify [...]

A study of 900,000-plus patients found frail men faced a higher one-year death risk after a heart attack, although severe frailty was more common in women. While attention has rightly focused on women often being undertreated after a heart attack, the research points to what it describes as a hidden and serious vulnerability in men. [...]

Women with stage IV breast cancer found through screening had a 60 per cent chance of surviving 10 years after diagnosis, a study found. This compares with a survival rate of under 20 per cent for those whose stage IV breast cancer was not detected through screening. Stage IV is the most serious stage, meaning [...]

Menopause hair loss trial data showed what the company called clinically meaningful regrowth from a scalp system in a phase II study of menopausal women. The four-month independent trial evaluated Prevention and Treatment Serums in 43 menopausal-aged women with androgenetic alopecia. Androgenetic alopecia is a common form of hair thinning. The trial was [...]

Most women still prefer clinic cervical screening over at-home self-sampling, despite home testing devices becoming available, a study has found. However, women who reported discrimination in healthcare, those on lower incomes and those who distrust the healthcare system were more likely to prefer at-home sampling or be unsure which option to choose. The US Food [...]

Researchers have secured A$2.8m to test whether AI can better predict ovarian cancer survival and response to treatment. The grant will allow researchers to use AI to analyse one of the largest international collections of ovarian cancer data, bringing together tumour images, clinical records, immune features, genetic information and lifestyle factors from thousands of patients [...]

Gedeon Richter has signed a research collaboration and option agreement to license an endometriosis antibody with Swiss biotech FimmCyte AG. Endometriosis, where tissue similar to the womb lining grows elsewhere in the body and can cause chronic pain, affects about 190m women worldwide, the World Health Organization says. There is currently no treatment that targets [...]

Teijin Pharma and Aska Pharmaceutical have teamed up on small-molecule drugs research for gynaecological diseases, combining AI-led design with clinical tests. The collaboration pairs Teijin Pharma’s AI-driven drug discovery and computer-aided molecular design with Aska Pharmaceutical’s expertise in obstetrics and gynaecology. The work will focus on early-stage drug discovery, identifying and optimising small-molecule compounds that [...]

Menopause is linked to grey matter shifts in brain regions for memory and emotion, with poorer sleep and higher anxiety or depression, a study suggests. The research analysed health data and brain scans from thousands of women across the menopausal spectrum in the UK Biobank database, finding what the authors described as “widespread associations” between [...]