OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from September 2008

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from September 2008

Reports from K.L. Shek and colleagues advance knowledge in bladder disease.
September 1, 2008... According to a study from Penrith, Australia, " Anterior colporrhaphy has been shown to have limited medium-term success rates in cystocele repair. Many clinicians use mesh implants, but their safety and efficacy are controversial." "We...

New breast cancer data have been reported by H. Roudgari and co-authors.
September 1, 2008... According to a study from Scotland, " Accurate risk assessment is essential to genetic counselling for a family history of cancer. Several empiric and computer-based risk assessment models have been developed to estimate a counselee's...

Recent findings from Addenbrooke's Hospital highlight research in breast cancer.
September 1, 2008... " Risk factors that influence the incidence of breast cancer may also affect survival after diagnosis. Data from 4,560 women with invasive breast cancer who had taken part in the population-based Studies of Epidemiology and Risk Factors in...

Recent studies by S. Sangrajrang and co-authors add new data to breast cancer findings.(Report)
September 1, 2008... According to recent research from Bangkok, Thailand, "DNA repair plays an important role in tumor development. The base excision repair (BER) pathway mainly removes DNA damage caused by ionizing radiation and reactive oxidative species." ...

Researchers from McGill University publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer.
September 1, 2008... "Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among young men of reproductive age. A regimen of bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin (BEP regimen) is the standard chemotherapy for testicular cancer," investigators in Montreal, Canada report (see...

Research from M.S. Albamonte and co-researchers provides new data on apoptosis.
September 8, 2008... "Germ cell number during ovarian organogenesis is regulated through programmed cell death. We investigated the expression of germ-cell-specific VASA protein, apoptosis-related proteins BAX and BCL-2 and DNA fragmentation in developing human...

Research from S.H. Alavi and co-researchers provides new data on apoptosis.
September 8, 2008... According to a study from Iran, "Methamphetamine (MAMP) is a central nervous system stimulant that is increasingly abused especially by teenagers and young adults, a group in its reproductive age. MAMP effects on the male reproductive system...

Researchers from Karolinska University publish new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer.
September 8, 2008... According to a study from Stockholm, Sweden, "Valid evidence from randomized-controlled trials indicates that breast cancer risk is increased with combined estrogen/progestogen use and that such treatment implies a risk greater than that of...

Researchers from Wake Forest University detail new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer.
September 8, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Increased body mass index (BMI) at diagnosis has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of disease recurrence and death. However, the association has not been consistent in the...

Studies in the area of breast cancer reported from St. Mary's Hospital.
September 8, 2008... According to a study from Manchester, the United Kingdom, "The identification of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation in familial breast cancer kindreds allows genetic testing of at risk relatives. However, considerable controversy exists regarding the...

Research from Texas A&M University yields new findings on bladder disease.(Report)
September 15, 2008... "The goals of this study were to describe the surgical procedure of the transverse cystocele repair with uterine preservation using native tissue and to examine the surgical complications and short-term anatomical outcomes of this operation....

New breast cancer data have been reported by researchers at New York University.(Report)
September 15, 2008... "Oestrogen and family history are two of the most important risk factors for breast cancer. However, these risk factors cannot explain the differences in the incidence and recurrence of breast cancer between premenopausal and postmenopausal...

New cancer research from T.V.O. Hansen and colleagues discussed.
September 15, 2008... "BRCA2 germ-line mutations predispose to breast and ovarian cancer. Mutations are widespread and unclassified splice variants are frequently encountered," scientists in Copenhagen, Denmark report (see also Cancer). "We describe the...

New findings from University of Washington in the area of cancer described.
September 15, 2008... In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To determine the nature and degree of toxicity, response rate, quality of life (QOL), and progression-free interval in women with platinum-resistant refractory ovarian...

Reports by K. Morgan and co-researchers describe recent advances in cancer.
September 15, 2008... According to a study from Scotland, "Activation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptors inhibits proliferation of transformed cells derived from reproductive tissues and in transfected cell lines. Hence, GnRH receptors represent a...

Gait may be associated with orgasmic ability.
September 22, 2008... A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks. The study is published in the September 2008 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journal of the...

Research on angiogenesis described by scientists at Jilin University.
September 22, 2008... According to a study from Changchun, People's Republic of China, " Ginsenosides are main components extracted from ginseng, and ginsenoside Rg3 is one of the most important parts. Ginsenoside Rg3 has been found to inhibit several kinds of tumor...

Reports outline apoptosis study findings from China Agricultural University.
September 22, 2008... According to recent research from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "Effects of diethylstilbestrol (DES), an endocrine disrupting chemical, on abnormal spermatogenesis were studied in adult hamster using daily subcutaneous injection of 0.01,...

Research results from O. Shebl and colleagues update understanding of birth weight.(Report)
September 22, 2008... In this recent article published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, scientists in Linz, Austria conducted a study "To compare the outcome of singleton pregnancies originating from a twin gestation with singleton pregnancies originating...

Research conducted at University of Wisconsin has updated our knowledge about breast cancer.
September 22, 2008... "A number of breast cancer risk factors are modifiable later in life, yet the combined impact of the population changes in these risk factors on breast cancer incidence is not known to have been evaluated. The population attributable risk (PAR)...

Study data from University of Sao Paulo update understanding of apoptosis.
September 29, 2008... "Cisplatin is a potent drug used in clinical oncology but causes spermatogenesis damage. Amifostine is a drug used against toxicity caused by ionizing irradiation and chemotherapeutic drugs," scientists in Sao Paulo, Brazil report (see also...

Reports from Y. Patel et al highlight recent research in bacterial vaginosis.(Clinical report)
September 29, 2008... " Most women with abnormal vaginal discharge have infection due to candida species, bacterial vaginosis or trichomoniasis and often seek treatment without laboratory confirmation. In this context, a single agent effective against these...

Findings from University of California broaden understanding of breast cancer.
September 29, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Duration and type of menopausal hormone therapy (HT) has been associated with increased breast cancer risk and the development of estrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumors. The effect of HT dose on...

Research on drug resistance discussed by scientists at Uppsala University.
September 29, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, "The biological fitness cost of antibiotic resistance is a key parameter in determining the rate of appearance and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. We...

Studies from Leuven University reveal new findings on endometriosis.
September 29, 2008... "The Institute of Primate Research (IPR; www.ipr.or.ke) is a WHO collaborating center for research in reproductive biology, infectious diseases and ecology/conservation. It includes a fully equipped surgical complex, > 5000 square feet of...