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Women under 60 Appear To Be At Increased Risk for Depression After Heart Attack

DATE: April 26, 2006

EXCERPT:  Women age 60 years or younger are more likely than other patients to be depressed during hospitalization for heart attack, according to a study ....   more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Mallik S, Spertus JA, Reid KJ, Krumholz HM, Rumsfeld JS, Weintraub WS, Agarwal P, Santra M, Bidyasar S, Lichtman JH, Wenger NK, Vaccarino V; PREMIER Registry Investigators. Depressive symptoms after acute myocardial infarction: evidence for highest rates in younger women. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Apr 24;166(8):876-83. PMID: 16636213 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

New York Times Examines Difference in Heart Disease Symptoms, Risks among Men, Women

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: April 20, 2006

EXCERPT:  The New York Times on Tuesday examined the "[p]uzzling" differences of heart disease symptoms between men and women and how, despite advances in detection and treatment, women die more frequently than men from heart disease.   more

RELATED CITATION:

In Heart Disease, the Focus Shifts to Women,  The New York Times, April 18, 2006 Tuesday,  Late Edition - Final, Section F; Column 5; Health&Fitness; Pg. 1, 2013 words, By DENISE GRADY

Even At Rest, Men's And Women's Brains Behave Differently

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: April 6, 2006

EXCERPT: A key part of the brain involved in processing emotionally-influenced memories acts differently in men and women, even in the absence of stimuli ...  more

RELATED PUBMED LINKS:

Cahill LF. Why sex matters for neuroscience. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2006 Jun;7(6):477-84. Review. PMID: 16688123 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Kilpatrick LA, Zald DH, Pardo JV, Cahill LF. Sex-related differences in amygdala functional connectivity during resting conditions. Neuroimage. 2006 Apr 1;30(2):452-61. Epub 2005 Dec 2. PMID: 16326115 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Ovary Removal May Boost Long-Term Dementia Risk

SOURCE: MedlinePlus.gov - HealthDay News

DATE: Apr. 6, 2006

EXCERPT:  THURSDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that removal of the ovaries significantly increases a woman's risk for cognitive problems later in life.

RELATE PUBMED LINK:

Rocca WA, Grossardt BR, de Andrade M, Malkasian GD, Melton LJ 3rd. Survival patterns after oophorectomy in premenopausal women: a population-based cohort study. Lancet Oncol. 2006 Oct;7(10):821-8. PMID: 17012044 [PubMed - in process]

Variants In Three Estrogen-related Genes Linked To Parkinson's Disease In Women

SOURCE: Mayo Clinic in Rochester

DATE: Apr. 4, 2006

EXCERPT: ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a possible connection between increased risk for Parkinson's disease and variants in three genes that control estrogen production and activity in the body.  more