OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from June 2009

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from June 2009

New findings from R.C.R. Martinez and co-researchers in the area of bacterial vaginosis described.
June 1, 2009... "Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most prevalent vaginal infection worldwide and is characterized by depletion of the indigenous lactobacilli. Antimicrobial therapy is often ineffective," scientists in London, Canada report (see also Bacterial...

Research from University of Heidelberg has provided new information about breast cancer.
June 1, 2009... According to recent research from Heidelberg, Germany, "Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease with subtypes that may vary in their etiologies. Menopausal hormone therapy has been associated more strongly with lobular and tubular than ductal...

Research results from G. Pfeiler and co-authors update knowledge of breast cancer.(Report)
June 1, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Gynecological Endocrinology, "Obesity increases breast cancer risk in post-menopausal women. This is, in part, due to elevated non-glandular aromatase activity, resulting in higher estradiol...

Studies from Stanford University, Medical Department yield new information about breast cancer.
June 1, 2009... "Patients with early-onset breast and/or ovarian cancer frequently wish to know if they inherited a mutation in one of the cancer susceptibility genes, BRCA1 or BRCA2. Accurate carrier prediction models are needed to target costly testing,"...

New cancer data have been reported by M.S. Beattie and co-authors.(Report)
June 1, 2009... "For women who carry BRCA mutations, risk-reducing surgeries are an option to decrease breast and ovarian cancer risk. This study aims to determine the uptake, time course, and predictors of risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and risk-reducing...

Low levels of vitamin D linked to common vaginal infection in pregnant women.
June 8, 2009... Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely to suffer from bacterial vaginosis (BV) - a common vaginal infection that increases a woman's risk for preterm delivery, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. Available...

University of North Carolina details research in bone research.
June 8, 2009... "Although cow milk has been widely recommended in Western countries as necessary for growth and bone health, evidence collected during the past 20 y shows the need to rethink strategies for building and maintaining strong bones. Osteoporotic...

New breast cancer research from L. Baglietto and colleagues discussed.(Report)
June 8, 2009... "Steroid hormones are associated with the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer and evidence suggests that increased concentrations of oestrogens from peripheral aromatisation in adipose tissue partly explains the association between body mass...

Research from T.V. Hansen and co-researchers in the area of breast cancer described.(Report)
June 8, 2009... According to a study from Copenhagen, Denmark, "Germ-line mutations in the tumour suppressor proteins BRCA1 and BRCA2 predispose to breast and ovarian cancer. We examined 32 breast and/or ovarian cancer patients from Greenland for mutations in...

Data on cancer published by W.H. Parker and colleagues.
June 8, 2009... "To report long-term health outcomes and mortality after oophorectomy or ovarian conservation. We conducted a prospective, observational study of 29,380 women participants of the Nurses' Health Study who had a hysterectomy for benign disease;...

Data on reproductive medicine reported by V.I. Shavell and co-researchers.
June 8, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "To determine the Essure placement failure rate and analyze factors associated with failure in an urban, nonstudy population at a university medical center. A retrospective study was...

New Alzheimer disease research from Stanford University outlined.
June 15, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Estrogen-containing hormone therapy initiated during late postmenopause does not improve episodic memory (all important early symptom of Alzheimer's disease), and it increases dementia risk....

New angiogenesis research from Emory University, Medical Department discussed.
June 15, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Maspin is a serine protease inhibitor that is thought of as a tumor-suppressor because of observations that loss of maspin expression in breast, prostate, and oral cancer is associated with...

Findings from L.S. Velentzis and co-authors provide new insights into breast cancer.
June 15, 2009... "Phyto-oestrogens are plant compounds structurally similar to oestradiol, which have been proposed to have protective effects against breast cancer. The main class of phyto-oestrogens in the Western diet is lignans," scientists in London, the...

New breast cancer study findings have been reported by researchers at University of Nebraska.
June 15, 2009... "To examine the patterns and differences among sleep and hot flashes based on menopausal status (pre, peri, or post) in breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy patients before, during, and after treatment. Secondary analysis from a randomized...

New breast cancer study findings recently were reported by researchers at National Institutes of Health.
June 15, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal BMC Cancer, "Multidisciplinary attempts to understand the etiology of breast cancer are expanding to increasingly include new potential markers of disease risk. Those efforts may have...

Researchers from Research Center provide details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer.
June 22, 2009... According to recent research from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, "HER2/neu and MUC1-based synthetic peptides were prepared and evaluated in an effort to develop peptide-based radiopharmaceuticals derived from tumor-associated-antigens for the detection...

Studies from V.F. Esteves and co-authors have provided new information about breast cancer.
June 22, 2009... According to recent research published in the Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, "Of all malignant neoplasias affecting women, breast cancer has the highest incidence rate in Brazil. The objective of the present study was to...

Report summarizes critical care study findings from A. Kowalvern and co-researchers.(Report)
June 22, 2009... " Fecal contamination is a major challenge in patients in acute/critical care settings that is associated with increased cost of care and supplies and with development of pressure ulcers, incontinence dermatitis, skin and soft tissue...

Findings in endometriosis reported from H. Maia and co-researchers.
June 22, 2009... According to recent research from Salvador, Brazil, "Aromatase expression in the endometrium seems to play a pivotal role in the development of endometriotic lesions. Because inflammatory mediators such as prostaglandin E2 appear to activate...

Scientists at Cardiff University discuss research in enzyme research.
June 22, 2009... According to a study from Wales, "Germ-line heterozygosity of the BRCA2 gene in women predisposes to breast and ovarian cancers. Successful therapies targeted specifically at these neoplasms have thus far remained elusive." "Recent studies...

New findings reported from University of Pennsylvania describe advances in aging.
June 29, 2009... "Reproductive aging of the male is characterized by decreasing fertility; however, factors that protect against reproductive aging in the male are largely unknown. Previous work has demonstrated that both female presence and aging have a...

New apoptosis study findings have been reported by C. Paul and colleagues.
June 29, 2009... According to recent research from Scotland, "Spermatogenesis is a temperature-dependent process, and increases in scrotal temperature can disrupt its progression. We previously showed that heat stress causes DNA damage in germ cells, an...

Research conducted at A. Forand and co-authors has provided new information about apoptosis.
June 29, 2009... "Neonatal gonocytes are the precursors of both spermatogonial stem cells and spermatogonia; thus, any persistant DNA damage in these cells may lead to heritable mutations. We investigated the response of male mouse neonatal germ cells to...

New breast cancer study findings reported from Mayo Clinic.(Report)
June 29, 2009... According to recent research published in the Menopause - the Journal of the North American Menopause Society, "Various nonestrogenic therapies have been found to be effective in mitigating hot flashes, but it has been unclear whether the...

Reports outline breast cancer study findings from University of Washington.(Report)
June 29, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "This study investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in genes within the catechol estrogen metabolism pathway altered the risk of breast cancer alone or in combination, as...