http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- Her first pregnancy brought Dianna Fiore Radoslovich a break from the weakness and pain of her multiple sclerosis. http://phys.org/news224175711.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 May 2011 16:02:18 EST news224175711 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the recorded history of chess, world champions have always been male, not female. Further, there is currently only one woman in the top 100 chess players in the world. Because chess is often considered to be the ultimate intellectual activity, male dominance at chess is often cited as an example of innate male intellectual superiority. But rather than resort to biological or cultural explanations, a recent study proposes a different explanation. http://phys.org/news150954140.html Other Sciences Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:42:20 EST news150954140 Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered the first gender-linked susceptibility gene for late-onset Alzheimer's disease. http://phys.org/news150905504.html Medicine & Health Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:11:44 EST news150905504 Higher-than-normal levels of insulin place postmenopausal women at increased risk of breast cancer, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report. Their findings, published in the January 7 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, suggest that interventions that target insulin and its signaling pathways may decrease breast cancer risk in these women. http://phys.org/news150781398.html Medicine & Health Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:43:18 EST news150781398 (PhysOrg.com) -- Women on welfare who suffer from social anxiety find it harder to work—and leave welfare—than women without the disorder, according to a new University of Michigan study. http://phys.org/news150649318.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:01:58 EST news150649318 Bladder cancer is much more likely to be deadly for women and African-Americans, but the reasons long believed to explain the phenomenon account for only part of the differences for such patients compared to their white and male counterparts, according to results published in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Cancer. http://phys.org/news150646734.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:18:54 EST news150646734 New research published in the international journal Neurobiology of Aging by Marc Poulin, PhD, DPhil, finds that being physically fit helps the brain function at the top of its game. An Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Senior Scholar, Poulin finds that physical activity benefits blood flow in the brain, and, as a result, cognitive abilities. http://phys.org/news150645185.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:53:05 EST news150645185 The combination of estrogen plus progestin, which women stopped taking in droves following the news that it may increase their risk of breast cancer, may decrease their risk of colorectal cancer, according to a report published in the January issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://phys.org/news150616082.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:48:02 EST news150616082 Younger women have equivalent access to kidney transplants compared with their male counterparts, but older women receive transplants much less frequently than older men, according to a study appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that steps are needed to ensure that women are provided with equal opportunities to receive kidney transplants as they age. http://phys.org/news150571105.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:18:25 EST news150571105 New government statistics confirm that the decades-long rise in the United States preterm birth rate continues, putting more infants than ever at increased risk of death and disability. http://phys.org/news150559656.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:07:36 EST news150559656 A recent international study fails to support the common belief that the number of calories burned in physical activity is a key factor in rising rates of obesity. http://phys.org/news150461696.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:54:56 EST news150461696 Only 17 percent of Spanish-speaking women of childbearing age in the United States are taking a multivitamin containing folic acid daily, according to the first- nationally representative folic acid awareness survey to focus on this population. http://phys.org/news150388862.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:41:02 EST news150388862 Two new studies led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, suggest that taking maternity leave before and after the birth of a baby is a good investment in terms of health benefits for both mothers and newborns. http://phys.org/news150346721.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:58:41 EST news150346721 A new epidemiological study has found that among women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy, obese women are at an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women of normal weight. Published in the February 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the research indicates that obesity may contribute to the development of ovarian cancer through a hormonal mechanism. http://phys.org/news150346593.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:56:33 EST news150346593 As the need for engineering professionals grows, educators and industry leaders are increasingly concerned with how to attract women to a traditional male career. A new University of Missouri study found the impact of the engineering curriculum and obstacles, including self-efficacy and feelings of inclusion, can impede women's success in the predominantly male discipline of engineering. http://phys.org/news149865692.html Other Sciences Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:21:32 EST news149865692 Call her The Incredible Shrinking African-American Woman. In an age when the adult populations of most industrialized nations have grown significantly taller, the average height of black women in the U.S. has been receding, beginning with those born in the late 1960s. http://phys.org/news149503893.html Medicine & Health Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:51:33 EST news149503893 Making the contraceptive pill available without prescription will not reduce unwanted pregnancies, says an expert in an article published on bmj.com today. http://phys.org/news149311814.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:30:14 EST news149311814 Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that pregnant women who are vitamin D deficient are also at an increased risk for delivering a baby by caesarean section as compared to pregnant women who are not vitamin D deficient. These findings currently appear on-line in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. http://phys.org/news149257856.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:30:56 EST news149257856 Access to maternal health-care is extremely limited and poor nutrition, anemia and malaria are widespread in eastern Burma, which increases the risk of pregnancy complications, says new research published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. Human rights violations—such as displacement and forced labur—are also widely present, and in some communities forced relocation doubled the risk of women developing anemia and greatly decreased their chances of receiving any antenatal care. http://phys.org/news149247869.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:44:29 EST news149247869 (PhysOrg.com) -- Increased government support for families has coincided with a rise in births among women who left school at 16 compared to those who stayed in education after the age of 18. http://phys.org/news149182094.html Other Sciences Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:28:14 EST news149182094 The research was carried out by a team of researchers led by Sharon Herring, MD, MPH, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Temple University. She said, "Compared to normal weight women who accurately assessed their pre-pregnancy weight status, the odds of gaining excessively during pregnancy were increased seven-fold among overweight and obese women who thought they weighed less than they really did. Normal weight women who thought they were overweight had twice the odds of excessive gestational weight gain." http://phys.org/news149169633.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:00:33 EST news149169633 Body image is a tricky thing for many women. Like looking into a funhouse mirror, the way they perceive their bodies can make them think they're thinner or more obese than they actually are. Researchers led by Temple University's Sharon Herring, MD, MPH, have found that this misperception is associated with excess weight gain during pregnancy – which can cause complications for both mother and baby. http://phys.org/news149142177.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:22:57 EST news149142177 Modern humans left Africa over 60,000 years ago in a migration that many believe was responsible for nearly all of the human population that exist outside Africa today. http://phys.org/news149089956.html Biology Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:52:36 EST news149089956 A national alcohol research group is concerned that the media's misinterpretation of a recent British research study could encourage pregnant women to be more at ease with temperate alcohol consumption. http://phys.org/news148912090.html Medicine & Health Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:28:10 EST news148912090 (PhysOrg.com) -- Drug and alcohol problems and psychiatric disorders are more likely in women who have had an abortion or miscarriage, a University of Queensland study has found. http://phys.org/news148837563.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:46:03 EST news148837563 Repeated miscarriages and hormone treatment for infertility give an increased risk of pre-eclampsia among pregnant women. This comes from a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. More than 20 000 first-time mothers from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) were included in the study. http://phys.org/news148817012.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:03:32 EST news148817012 Men consistently outperform women on spatial tasks, including mental rotation, which is the ability to identify how a 3-D object would appear if rotated in space. Now, a University of Iowa study shows a connection between this sex-linked ability and the structure of the parietal lobe, the brain region that controls this type of skill. http://phys.org/news148740976.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:56:16 EST news148740976 Two-thirds of women who donated eggs to fertility clinics reported satisfaction with the process, but 16 percent complained of subsequent physical symptoms and 20 percent reported lasting psychological effects, according to the first study to examine the long-term effects of donation. http://phys.org/news148740802.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:53:22 EST news148740802 A new study in the journal Personal Relationships reveals that women prefer mates who are recognized by their peers for their skills, abilities, and achievements, while not preferring men who use coercive tactics to subordinate their rivals. Indeed, women found dominance strategies of the latter type to be attractive primarily when men used them in the context of male-male athletic competitions. http://phys.org/news148735298.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:21:38 EST news148735298 Pregnant women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) before, during or after pregnancy often suffer adverse health effects, including depression, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and chronic mental illness. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found that women who experience intimate partner violence are more likely to seek health care for their infants than non-abused women. Awareness of mothers with frequent infant health concerns can help health care providers identify and provide aid to women in abusive relationships. http://phys.org/news148653406.html Medicine & Health Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:36:46 EST news148653406