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A healthy woman aged 67 with normal bone mineral density scores should not need another screening for ten years, say researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Current recommendations say that a female aged 65 should undergo screening every two years. Screening for bone density among older women is a controversial subject…

Original post: How Often Should Elderly Women Be Screened For Osteoporosis?

Lycera Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company pioneering an innovative approach to developing novel oral medicines to treat autoimmune diseases, has announced positive data from the University of Michigan demonstrating the role of bioenergetics in selectively inhibiting pathogenic lymphocytes while preserving and enhancing the normal immune system…

Original post: Compound Selectively Silences Pathogenic Cells And Arrests Graft-Versus-Host Disease

A test to predict when a woman will enter the menopause has come nearer the grasp of scientists from the University of Exeter Peninsula Medical School, England, and the Institute of Cancer, also in England, according to an article published in the scientific peer-reviewed journal Human Molecular Genetics…

Original post: Test To Predict Early Menopause Getting Closer

A new target for the prevention of adverse immune responses identified as factors in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been discovered by researchers at the University of South Florida’s Department of Psychiatry and the Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair. Their findings are published online in the Journal of Neuroscience…

Original post: Stimulating The Brain’s Immune Response May Provide Treatment For Alzheimer’s Disease

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX) announced enrollment of the 2,500th woman in the LibiGel (testosterone gel) Phase III cardiovascular and breast cancer safety study…

Original post: BioSante Pharmaceuticals Reaches Key LibiGel(R) Safety Study Enrollment Target

Little girls growing up in western society are expected to be neat and tidy – “all ribbon and curls” – and one researcher who studies science and gender differences thinks that emphasis may contribute to higher rates of certain diseases in adult women…

Original post: Could Cleanliness Be Hurting Girls? Researcher Looks At Gender And Hygiene

Follow-up of about 11 years of participants in the Women’s Health Initiative finds that among postmenopausal women, use of estrogen plus progestin is associated with an increased incidence of breast cancers that are more advanced, and with a higher risk of deaths attributable to breast cancer, according to a study in the October 20 issue of JAMA…

Original post: Hormone Therapy Use By Postmenopausal Women Associated With Increased Incidence Of More Advanced Breast Cancer

A prototype drug already shown to hold promise for treating autoimmune disorders like lupus, arthritis and psoriasis halts established graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in mouse models of bone marrow transplantation, research at the University of Michigan and the University of Florida shows. The research, published in the Jan…

Original post: Prototype Drug Targets Metabolism, Halts Disease That Limits Bone Marrow Transplantation

Results released today from a survey of more than 900 women, who experienced sleep problems during menopause, shed light on the impact insomnia can have during this time in a woman’s life. The survey also revealed that for many women, insomnia during menopause is not proactively addressed by their healthcare provider (HCP) and that often times, women don’t communicate their symptoms to their HCP…

Original post: Insomnia: A Major Issue For Menopausal Women But Often Not Discussed With Healthcare Providers

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayanm, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, “pledged $100 million Wednesday to deliver vaccines to children in Afghanistan and Pakistan,” Reuters reports (1/26)…

Original post: Bill Gates, Crown Prince Of Abu Dhabi Announce $100M Pledge For Vaccines For Afghan, Pakistani Children