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Resveratrol and quality of life after menopause
Resveratrol is particularly beneficial for women’s health, especially in the post-menopausal period, explained Dr Rachel Wong and Prof Peter Howe from the University of Newcastle, Australia. This discovery was made after conducting the RESHAW study. RESHAW is a clinical trial funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council to investigate the effect of…
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Painful menstruation – could it be due to adenomyosis?
Adenomyosis is an abnormal growth of tissue in the muscular wall of the uterus that can cause severe menstrual pain and heavy menstrual bleeding. It is estimated that 1 in 3 women suffer from this gynecological disease, but despite this, adenomyosis is a disease that is little known and difficult to diagnose. It is still…
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Infertility in men – what are the causes of reproductive disorders?
In males, the production of sex cells, also known as spermatogenesis, begins at puberty. Several hundred million sperm are produced each day in the testes from stem cells (spermatogonia) located at the periphery of the seminiferous tubules. The complete process takes about 74 days until the mature sperm detaches from the tubule wall and migrates…
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Prof. Christoph Cielinski: Lack of symptoms and early detection strategies make ovarian cancer an insidious disease
Univ. Prof. Dr. Dr. Hon. cause Christoph Cielinski was included by Stanford University in the top 2% of the best scientists in the world in 2021 and is one of the leading oncologists in Europe. He is the head of the Academy Cancer Center. In his long career, Prof. Dr. Cilinski headed the Department of…
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How is estrogen linked to dementia risk in women?
Factors that affect levels of the female sex hormone estrogen may be associated with a woman’s risk of developing dementia later in life. A new study has found that early or late onset of menstruation, early menopause and hysterectomy are associated with a higher risk of developing dementia. A lower risk of developing dementia was…
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What tests are needed for syphilis?
What is syphilis? Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The infection is diagnosed through blood tests for antibodies that are produced by the body in response to the bacteria. After a person is infected with syphilis, antibodies against T. pallidum remain in their blood for years. Based…
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Non-cancerous formations of the ovary
Non-cancerous ovarian formations include cysts (mainly functional) and benign tumors. Most non-cancerous cysts and tumors do not cause any symptoms, but some cause pain or a feeling of heaviness in the pelvis. Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form in or on the ovary. Such cysts are relatively common. Most are non-cancerous (benign) growths and…
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Factors that increase the risk of heart attack
A new Yale-led study has identified for the first time which risk factors lead to a heart attack or acute myocardial infarction in men and women aged 55 and younger. The study was published May 3 in JAMA Network Open. The researchers found significant gender differences in risk factors associated with acute myocardial infarction and…
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Oxidative stress – a leading cause of breast cancer
Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance in the production of free radicals and the body’s ability to deal with them. The accumulation of free radicals damages cells at various levels and sometimes causes irreversible changes that can lead to the appearance of cancers. Oxidative stress is also associated with damage to the genetic information…
