Almost 40% of low-income adult and 57% of child psychiatric outpatients have a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure, a single-center study shows. Medscape Medical News …read more
Although her immediate focus is on her health, Amy Reed, MD, will continue to campaign against the device that upstaged her undiagnosed uterine cancer as well as conduct research on how to keep her disease at bay. Medscape Medical News …read more
In the European Union women live on average five years longer than men1 but report having lower satisfaction with their health status. …read more
The impact of dementia is being felt disproportionately by women, according to a new report published by Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity. …read more
In obese females, a close relationship may exist between their disinhibition (detrimental eating and behavioral characteristics) that limits successful weight loss, and impaired metabolism, new… …read more
Study finds pre-hospital delays linked to more deaths among womenWomen suffering a heart attack wait much longer than men to call emergency medical services and face significantly longer delays… …read more
A small molecule that binds to a receptor found on muscle cells speeds up energy metabolism–but only in female mice. …read more