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At last -- a quick and accurate way of diagnosing endometriosis

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created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A quick and accurate test for endometriosis that does not require surgery has been developed by researchers from Australia, Jordan and Belgium, according to new research published online today (Wednesday 19 August) in Europe's ...


Women with endometriosis need special care during pregnancy to avoid risk of premature birth

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The largest study to date of endometriosis in pregnant women has found that the condition is a major risk factor for premature birth, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology ...





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Genes behind increasingly common form of cancer identified

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified two genes believed to play a role in the development of endometrial cancer. These results may eventually lead to better diagnosis and treatment of this ...


Study shows younger women with endometrial cancer can safely keep ovaries, avoid early menopause

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created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the largest study to date on the safety of ovarian preservation in women aged 45 and younger who were surgically treated for early-stage endometrial cancer, researchers have found that there is no survival benefit associated ...


Study identifies how tamoxifen stimulates uterine cell growth and cancer

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created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UCSF researchers have identified a new "feed-forward" pathway linking estrogen receptors in the membrane of the uterus to a process that increases local estrogen levels and promotes cell growth.


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Gap junction protein vital to successful pregnancy, researchers find

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created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Researchers studying a critical stage of pregnancy – implantation of the embryo in the uterus – have found a protein that is vital to the growth of new blood vessels that sustain the embryo. Without this protein, ...


Hormone mix could cut breast cancer risk and treat symptoms of menopause

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The right combination of estrogen and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), which blocks the effects of estrogen in breast tissue, could relieve menopause symptoms and cut breast cancer risk, Yale researchers report ...


New drug aims to 'seek and destroy' many types of cancer

New drug aims to 'seek and destroy' many types of cancer

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created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new drug designed to "seek and destroy" common cancers such as breast, prostate, endometrial, pancreatic, ovarian, skin and testicular cancers is being tested at TGen Clinical Research Services (TCRS) at ...


Uterine stem cells create new neurons that can curb Parkinson's disease

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created Mar 31, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The injection of uterine stem cells trigger growth of new brain cells in mice with Parkinson’s disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in an abstract presented at the 2008 Society for Gynecologic Investigation ...


Uterine cells produce their own estrogen during pregnancy

Uterine cells produce their own estrogen during pregnancy

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For decades, scientists assumed that the ovary alone produced steroid hormones during pregnancy. In a new study in mice, however, researchers demonstrate that once an embryo attaches to the uterine wall, the ...


Scientists discover how to isolate stem cells in womb tissue

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created Sep 13, 2007 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Scientists in Australia have found a way of identifying probable stem cells in the lining of women’s wombs. The finding opens up the possibility of using the stem cells for tissue engineering applications such as building ...


New approaches to endometriosis treatment -- mouse experiments point the way

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created Jul 03, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Possible new directions for the treatment of endometriosis, a painful condition associated with infertility that affects up to 15% of women of reproductive age, will be outlined in the presentation of two experimental studies ...



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