2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (329+ words) New data suggest that diabetes risk after menopause is driven by cardiometabolic factors rather than when or how menopause occurs. Early and premature menopause have long been associated with elevated risks of cardiovascular disease, but a new large-scale analysis suggests…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (333+ words) A large California cohort study shows that aggregating Asian American and Pacific Islander populations can obscure substantial differences in hypertensive disorder risk during pregnancy. The risk of pregnancy-related high blood pressure differs substantially across Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (531+ words) In a recent study, improved postpartum blood pressure control was associated with increased white matter brain volume after hypertensive pregnancy. Brain volume is increased during the first year postpartum in patients receiving short-term postpartum optimization of blood pressure control following…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (643+ words) A study found that adding low-dose megestrol acetate to standard anti-oestrogen therapy significantly reduced tumor proliferation in women with breast cancer. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have identified anti-cancer activity from a drug mimicking progesterone when used alongside conventional…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (282+ words) Screen-guided care using the PreTRM blood test reduced preterm birth'related complications and NICU use. A large randomized controlled trial found that use of a mid'second-trimester maternal blood biomarker test, combined with targeted preventive interventions for those identified as higher risk,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (711+ words) Preeclampsia incidence is reduced by planned early-term birth based on risk stratification for preeclampsia, according to a recent study published in The Lancet.1 Preeclampsia impacts approximately 3% of pregnancies, with approximately 75% of cases occurring at term for gestational age.2 The Fetal…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (697+ words) Increased accessibility has been reported for genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility genes (BCSGs), but current guidelines only recommend testing patients with Jewish ancestry or a personal or family history of cancer.2 Limited cancer history data and limited clinician training…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (625+ words) A study found that an investigational "-lactalbumin'targeting vaccine induced immune responses in 74% of participants at risk for triple-negative breast cancer. A novel vaccine for preventing triple-negative breast cancer has displayed a significant prevalence of immune response in phase 1 trials presented…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (502+ words) Higher intake of ultra-processed foods before diagnosis was associated with increased breast cancer'specific and all-cause mortality in Black women. "Black women have the highest mortality rate from breast cancer compared with other racial or ethnic groups in the U.S.," said Tengteng…...