OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from November 2008

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from November 2008

Post-term pregnancies risk infant's life and health, UCSF studies show.
November 3, 2008... Infants born more than one week past their due dates have a higher risk of both impaired health and death, according to two new studies by authors from the University of California's San Francisco and Berkeley campuses (see also University of...

Research from B. Ata and co-researchers yields new findings on angiotensins.
November 3, 2008... In this recent report, researchers in Istanbul, Turkey conducted a study "To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dual renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockage together with total embryo cryopreservation for: prevention of ovarian...

Researchers from University of Toronto report recent findings in breast cancer.(Report)
November 3, 2008... "One of the main concerns regarding long-term use of hormone therapy (HT) in symptomatic menopausal women is the perceived increased risk of breast cancer. A method to reduce breast cancer risk in this population of women is urgently needed,"...

Reports outline cancer research from H. Medinafranco and colleagues.
November 3, 2008... "Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a common problem in patients with advanced colorectal or ovarian cancer. The management of this group of patients is complex and controversial," scientists in Mexico report (see also Cancer). "To...

Research reports from Mayo Clinic provide new insights into cancer.
November 3, 2008... "Although agents that inhibit DNA synthesis are widely used in the treatment of cancer, the optimal method for combining such agents and the mechanism of their synergy is poorly understood. The present study examined the effects of combining...

New eclampsia research from Y. Negishi and colleagues discussed.(Clinical report)
November 10, 2008... According to a study from Tokyo, Japan, "A 33-year-old primigravida experienced a delayed eclamptic convulsion." "Following the convulsion, an i.v. administration of magnesium sulfate was utilized in response to cerebroarterial vasospasms,...

New endometriosis study findings recently were reported by researchers at Tokyo University.(Report)
November 10, 2008... According to a study from Chiba, Japan, "The pathogenesis of endometriosis, a gynecologic disorder associated with infertility, appears to involve immune responses. However, the details involved have not been clarified." "In this study, we...

Research from University of Milan provides new data on endometriosis.
November 10, 2008... "Malignant transformation of extragonadal endometriosis is a described. A 40-year-old multiparous woman presented with dyspareunia and dysmenorrhea," scientists in Monza, Italy report (see also Endometriosis). "Physical examination...

New findings from Emory University describe advances in Fragile X syndrome.
November 10, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "The fragile X mental retardation gene (FMR1) contains a CGG repeat sequence in its 5' untranslated region that can become unstable and expand in length from generation to generation. Alleles...

New hypertension research from A. Gupta et al outlined.
November 10, 2008... "In a retrospective study of patients with preeclampsia and patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) who delivered at term, the association of retinopathy with various clinical and laboratory manifestations and fetal birth weight was...

While prevalent, sexual problems in women not always associated with distress.
November 17, 2008... The largest such study ever published finds that, while about 40 percent of women surveyed report having sexual problems, only 12 percent indicate that those issues are a source of significant personal distress. The report led by a...

Findings from University of California advance knowledge in bone research.(Report)
November 17, 2008... "Nanoindentation has been widely used to Study bone tissue mechanical properties. The common method and equations for analyzing nanoindentation, developed by Oliver and Pharr, are based on the assumption that the material is linearly elastic,"...

New breast cancer study findings have been published by scientists at University of Toronto.
November 17, 2008... " Hormone therapy (HT) is commonly given to women to alleviate the climacteric symptoms associated with menopause. There is concern that this treatment may increase the risk of breast cancer," scientists writing in the Journal of the National...

New breast cancer study findings recently were reported by S.P. Suela and co-researchers.(Report)
November 17, 2008... " Alterations in BRCA1 gene are responsible for the majority of hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancers. However, the frequency of detected germline mutations is lower than expected by linkage analysis," researchers in Valencia, Spain report...

Research from E. Cardenosa et al has provided new information about breast cancer.
November 17, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, "It is well established that mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes significantly increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. We here report 23 novel...

Study data from University of Saarland update understanding of angiogenesis.
November 24, 2008... In this recent study, researchers in Homburg, Germany conducted a study "To study the effect of dietary glycine on female reproductive organs. Intravital microscopic, histologic, and biomolecular study." "institute for Clinical &...

Studies from T.P. Waters et al further understanding of bacterial vaginosis.(Report)
November 24, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "This study was undertaken to characterize the course of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy and to discern the bacterial morphotypes responsible for infection. Vaginal secretions were obtained...

Research from I.J. Seymour and co-authors yields new data on breast cancer.
November 24, 2008... "BRCA1/2 mutation status is of paramount importance to identify families at risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC). Most HBOC and BRCA1/2 mutation studies have focused on highly selected sub-populations, and few data are available...

Research from L.C. Walker and co-researchers yields new findings on breast cancer.
November 24, 2008... According to a study from Brisbane, Australia, "Germline mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 confer an increased lifetime risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer, but variable penetrance suggests that cancer susceptibility is influenced in part by...

Research from M.D. Miramar and co-researchers in the area of breast cancer described.(Report)
November 24, 2008... "We screened BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations in 60 high-risk breast and/or ovarian cancer patients and 20 relatives from Aragon (Spain) by DHPLC (Denaturing High Performance Liquid Chromatography) and direct sequencing of the entire coding...