Scientists delving deeper into research on women&#39;s health
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Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized.
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Psychological stress may be enough to age a womanâs chromosomes by 10 years, a new study suggests. The link between stress, ageing and health at the cellular level is unclear, but a team led by Elissa Epel
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Women who continue having children late in life may live longer than those who have their kids young, finds research.
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Simple questions about fitness can provide information that tells us whether women are at risk for heart problems. Dr. Timothy Wessel of the University of Florida College of Medicine said, &quot;Are they able to climb a flight of stairs?
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Two recent studies that suggested oral contraceptives reduced a woman&#39;s risk of heart disease and cancer seemed to take conventional wisdom and stand it on its head.
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Women going through the menopause have a higher risk of developing respiratory diseases, researchers say.
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A new study carried out by researchers from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre has revealed that women living in households with four or more people were significantly more likely to be obese than those who lived by themselves.
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Not having children, having too many, or   too young or not spaced far enough apart could be detrimental   to a woman's health later in life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Not having children, having too many, or  too young or not spaced far enough apart could be detrimental  to a woman's health later in life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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A survey by academics at the University of Bath, UK, has revealed that male scientists are good at research because they have the hormone levels of women and long index fingers.
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Researchers at two Philadelphia universities are working on a joint project they say could lead to an inexpensive, simple device that women could use at home for detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages.
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They&#39;re looking for 50,000 women between the ages of 35 and 74 who have had a sister diagnosed with breast cancer. It&#39;s called Sister Study and is being conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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Tiny differences in genes linked to the hormone estrogen can strongly influence a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer, US researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Research published (Thursday 28 October) in Europe&#39;s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1] , has found evidence that women with endometriosis[2] are at higher risk of having migraine.
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Two studies an ocean apart illustrate the growing importance of inflammation as a contributor to heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
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Scientists may have made a breakthrough in finding a test and cure for pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia.
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A University of Iowa researcher is investigating the benefits of hormone replacement in older men.