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Women Show More Pronounced Health Benefits From Physical Activity

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  July 31, 2009

EXCERPT: "Many experimental studies have found that physical exercise can improve cholesterol levels and subsequently decrease the risks of cardiovascular disease; however, few of these studies have included enough participant diversity to provide ethnic breakdowns. Now, a long-term study of over 8,700 middle-aged men and women provides race- and gender- specific data on the cholesterol effects of physical activity, with the interesting result that women, particularly African-American women, experience greater benefits as a result of exercise than men."    more

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Monda KL, Ballantyne CM, North KE. Longitudinal impact of physical activity on lipid profiles in middle-aged adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Lipid Res. 2009 Aug;50(8):1685-91. Epub 2009 Apr 3.

Men And Women See Things Differently

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  July 30, 2009

EXCERPT: "Sex differences in how the brain processes visual information could be a legacy of our hunter-gather past."    more

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Stancey H, Turner M. Close women, distant men: Line bisection reveals sex-dimorphic patterns of visuomotor performance in near and far space. Br J Psychol. 2009 Jul 28. [Epub ahead of print]

Sun Exposure May Trigger Certain Autoimmune Diseases in Women

SOURCE:  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

DATE:  July 30, 2009

EXCERPT: "Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight may be associated with the development of certain autoimmune diseases, particularly in women, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health."    more

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Love LA, Weinberg CR, McConnaughey DR, Oddis CV, Medsger TA Jr, Reveille JD, Arnett FC, Targoff IN, Miller FW. Ultraviolet radiation intensity predicts the relative distribution of dermatomyositis and anti-Mi-2 autoantibodies in women. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jul 30;60(8):2499-2504.

H-Y Effect Increases Early Kidney Graft Failure

SOURCE:  MedPage Today

DATE:  July 30, 2009

EXCERPT: "Women who receive kidneys from deceased male donors have an increased risk of graft failure during the first year but not after that, a review of a large transplant database showed."    more

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Kim SJ, Gill JS. H-Y Incompatibility Predicts Short-Term Outcomes for Kidney Transplant Recipients. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Jun 18.

Mars And Venus: Short- And Long-Term Success Of Male To Female Kidney Transplants

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE:  July 30, 2009

EXCERPT: "Female recipients of kidneys from deceased male donors demonstrate an increased risk of allograft failure in the first year after transplant, but show no increased risk after ten years, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The study authors note that proteins on male donor cells may affect the short term success of kidney transplants in women."    more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Kim SJ, Gill JS. H-Y Incompatibility Predicts Short-Term Outcomes for Kidney Transplant Recipients. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Jun 18. [Epub ahead of print]

Scientists Gain New Insights into Osteoporosis in Men

SOURCE:  National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases -- Spotlight on News

DATE: July 2009

EXCERPT:  "Scientists funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) have uncovered new clues related to bone loss and the risk of fractures (broken bones) in older men. Osteoporosis, a disease in which bones become weak and prone to fracture, has been less clearly understood in men than in women. But two separate analyses from the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS) – recently published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research – have made important contributions to the understanding of the disease and its consequences in men."   more

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Cawthon PM, Ewing SK, McCulloch CE, Ensrud KE, Cauley JA, Cummings SR, Orwoll ES; for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group. Loss of Hip Bone Mineral Density in Older Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study. J Bone Miner Res. 2009 May 6.

Orwoll ES, Marshall LM, Nielson CM, Cummings SR, Lapidus J, Cauley JA, Ensrud K, Lane N, Hoffmann PR, Kopperdahl DL, Keaveny TM; Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study Group. Finite element analysis of the proximal femur and hip fracture risk in older men. J Bone Miner Res. 2009 Mar;24(3):475-83.

Gender Difference In Heart Failure

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  July 28, 2009

EXCERPT: "Striking differences in the risk factors for developing heart failure (HF) and patient prognosis exist between men and women. Men and women may also respond differently to treatment, raising concerns about whether current practices provide the best care and reinforcing the urgency for sex-specific clinical trials for HF,  ..."    more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Hsich EM, Piña IL. Heart failure in women: a need for prospective data. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Aug 4;54(6):491-8.

Data on Heart Failure in Women Still Inadequate

SOURCE:  MedPage Today

DATE:  July 27, 2009

EXCERPT: "A paucity of sex-specific data on heart failure management has raised concerns about the applicability of clinical guidelines to women, authors of a literature review concluded."    more

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Hsich EM, Piña IL.Heart failure in women: a need for prospective data. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Aug 4;54(6):491-8.

SEE ALSO 

Petrie MC, Dawson NF, Murdoch DR, Davie AP, McMurray JJ.Failure of women's hearts. Circulation. 1999 May 4;99(17):2334-41. Review. No abstract available.

[ landmark review of heart failure in women, done 10 years ago, revealed a striking lack of sex-specific data on all aspects of the condition]

Researcher Offers Hope For Male Diabetes -- Hereditary Diabetes Insipidus

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  July 26, 2009

EXCERPT: "Scientists at Glasgow have made a significant discovery in the study of a rare form of diabetes which predominantly affects men."   more

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Robben JH, Kortenoeven ML, Sze M, Yae C, Milligan G, Oorschot VM, Klumperman J, Knoers NV, Deen PM. Intracellular activation of vasopressin V2 receptor mutants in nephrogenic diabetes insipidus by nonpeptide agonists. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Jul 21;106(29):12195-200. Epub 2009 Jul 8.

Grants To Expand Work On Improving Women's Health And Understanding Gender Differences - Yale School of Medicine

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  July 26, 2009

EXCERPT: "Five Yale School of Medicine investigators have received of new Pilot Project Program grants from Women's Health Research at Yale. They will study a variety of women's health areas and gender differences that affect disease and behavior."   more

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Women's Health Research at Yale