Women’s Health

Gender-driven "risk window" found to mostly occur around menopausal age.

Future study to focus on effect of continuous glucose changes in both maternal and fetal health...

Lower IGF-1 concentration associated with higher fracture risk...

Postmenopausal women with normal glucose tolerance focus of study.

Insulin use for more than three years associated with increased risk of disease… People with diabetes may be at a greater risk of cancer such as liver, pancreas, endometrium, colorectum, bladder, and breasts. Certain diabetes medications can increase the odds of cancer even more. A previous study has suggested that …

Vitamin D supplementation in combination with weight loss is linked to significant reduction in interleukin 6 levels… Obesity and vitamin D deficiency are associated with inflammation and activation of adipokine-related pathways thus increasing risk for several cancers. According to Paulette D. Chandler, MD, MPH, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and …

The risk of eating disorders and disordered eating behavior is higher for female adolescents with type 1 diabetes than their non-diabetic counterparts, and remains higher well into adulthood… A recently study followed 126 adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes treated at the diabetes center of the Hospital for Sick Children …

Protein activity in female muscles said more efficient… It’s long been known that obese men are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than obese women, but researchers at McMaster University have discovered it may be related to a difference between the sexes in the activity of a protein in …

A greater muscle to total abdominal area ratio was associated with lower odds of diabetes…. Skeletal muscle loss with diabetes onset is common and low muscle mass can be a potential risk factor for diabetes. Studies show that glucose storage and consumption by lean muscle are important factors when looking …

Women with a history of GDM had 48% increased risk of developing diabetes… From previous studies it is known that women with gestational diabetes are at a higher risk for the development of type 2 diabetes. Previous results from the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) showed that Intensive Lifestyle Intervention (ILS) …