Wellness

Alarming increases in HIV diagnoses among women require urgent government focus, with new cases rising 33 per cent between 2019 and 2024, MPs have warned. Sexual health services are "extremely stretched" with funding "pared to the bone", threatening the UK's ability to meet the United Nations AIDS 2030 zero transmission target, according to the Women [...]

Femtech World explores the latest research and technology developments in the world of women’s health. New insulin delivery technology supports healthier pregnancies An international study has found new insulin delivery technology helps control glucose levels during pregnancy for those with Type 1 diabetes, which is crucial to the health of women and their newborns. The [...]

By Dominique Antiglio, Sophrologist, Wellness Entrepreneur, and Founder of BeSophro The pace of modern life, especially for women leading in tech and innovation, can feel relentless. We’re constantly processing, planning, problem-solving, and pushing forward. Yet behind every strategic decision and creative breakthrough often lies a hidden burden: cognitive overload. This invisible mental strain – [...]

Maternal stress hormones in pregnancy are linked to earlier tooth eruption, with infants showing about four more teeth on average by six months, new research has revealed. Researchers studied 142 mothers from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds who were pregnant between 2017 and 2022. They measured hormone levels in saliva during late pregnancy, including cortisol, sex hormones [...]

Online supermarket Ocado has launched a menopause aisle with more than 300 products, billed as the UK's largest, to help menopausal women find support and clearer symptom guidance. The aisle, developed with menopause organisation GenM, brings together MTick-certified products across supplements, skincare, sexual health and personal care. Shoppers can access guidance that matches products to [...]

IVF-conceived mice show about 30 per cent more DNA mutations than naturally conceived pups, researchers report, though they caution the findings do not directly translate to humans. Researchers compared genome sequences of laboratory mice conceived naturally with those conceived through assisted reproductive technologies, including hormone treatments, in vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer. Fertility-treated pups had [...]

Researchers are probing why breast cancer patients face lasting fatigue after treatment, with exhaustion affecting up to 90 per cent during therapy. Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) — persistent tiredness not eased by rest — can affect mood, activity and work life. Many survivors report symptoms for months or years after treatment. A University of Brighton team [...]

Automated insulin delivery improves glucose control in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, an international study has revealed. The technology, which mimics a healthy pancreas, adjusts insulin from a pump in real time using current and predicted glucose. Keeping glucose in range supports the health of both mother and baby. An international clinical trial assessed [...]

Researchers have created a therapeutic HPV vaccine delivered through the nose that could offer a non-invasive treatment for cervical cancer. Screening for HPV and preventive vaccines lower risk, but there are no approved therapies for existing HPV infections or HPV-linked cancers. Current treatments include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Researchers from Chiba University, Japan, [...]

New research has uncovered biological differences that explain why women with long Covid experience more severe and persistent symptoms than men. Long Covid is diagnosed when neurological, respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms persist for three months or more after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Women are about three times more likely than men to develop it, but the biology [...]