Feeds: 
Follow Us:
On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, five high school senior girls, who are participants of the Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls and Beyond (WHSP), whsp.northwestern.edu, attended the 2009 Illinois Women’s Health Conference, http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/womenshealth/events.htm, in Oak Brook, Illinois. To be selected, the high school girls had to write essays to explain why they wanted [...]
Medscape Today recently wrote an article detailing the physician’s dilemma regarding delivering test results, and how this may differ based whether the results are normal or identify a potentially dangerous problem. Much of the discussion uses PAP smear results as way to discuss the issue: it something women are supposed to do fairly regularly, and [...]
Did you know that males require estrogen for many key biological processes, including spermatogenesis? Actually, many of the actions thought to be caused by testosterone in males is actually caused by estrogen signaling instead. These are some of the cool facts about estrogen signaling that were covered in the most recent Institute for Women’s Health [...]
In a recent post called, “Autoimmunity and Gender”, we mentioned that one reason women are more prone to autoimmune disorders, or those conditions where the body’s immune system attacks its own cells, is because of chromosomal influence, but we didn’t elaborate. If you’re guessing that it has something to do with the sex chromosomes, the [...]
CNN Health has just published a nice article outlining many conditions that can be overlooked in women, including polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and several autoimmune disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis. Included in the article is a quote from Virginia Ladd, founder and executive [...]
On October 14-16, 2009 the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), NIH, DHHS along with Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital is co-hosting the fourth in a series of regional scientific workshops to explore new dimensions for the NIH women’s health research agenda in the next decade. With continuing rapid [...]
As those interested in the field of women’s health, we owe a huge debt of gratitude to the people who have come before us and championed the cause. One of the giants in this regard is Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, who passed away last week at the age of 82. Her scientific work helped to further [...]
Scope There is an enormous scientific knowledge gap regarding the sex- and gender-based differences in human experiences of health, symptom manifestation, the diagnosis of illness, and the treatment of disease. This affects the health of men and women and erodes the value of our biomedical dollar. In working to close this gap the Institute for [...]
You may have noticed the NFL players wearing their pink gloves and shoes for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But did you know that breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in American women? It is caused by abnormal cell growth in the breast tissue, usually beginning in the milk-producing ducts. The abnormal growth [...]
Institute for Healthcare Studies Seminar Series presents: “Illinois Women’s Health Registry: A Catalyst for Innovative Research” Sarah Bristol-Gould, PhD Director of Research Programs Institute for Women’s Health Research at Northwestern University October 8th , 2009 from 12pm to 1pm. Room 421, Wieboldt Hall, 340 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL This event is free and open [...]
Northwestern University | Northwestern Calendar: Plan-It Purple | Northwestern Search
Woodruff Lab | 303 E Superior Street, Suite 10-121, Chicago Illinois 60611 | Phone: 312-503-2504
World Wide Web Disclaimer | University Policy Statements | © 2010 Northwestern University
English