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For the third consecutive year, 100% of the high school seniors who participated in the Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls and Beyond (WHSP) have successfully graduated from high school and will be going on to college in the fall. Students selected to participate in WHSP attend Young Women’s Leadership Charter School (YWLCS). [...]
You may have seen the cover article on our Spring Newsletter titled “Spotlight on Obesity: Is it just your weight?” This article focuses not only on the epidemic of obesity in the U.S. but also on the serious health conditions that may result from obesity. Although obesity is on the rise, however, eating disorders such [...]
The Oncofertility Summer Research Fellowship 2010 selected three Oncofertility Saturday Academy alumni students to provide them with ongoing support to pursue their academic and career goals. Nicole Miles, Shaquita Webster, and Megan Romero will be working in Dr. Teresa Woodruff’s laboratory alongside basic research scientists this summer for eight weeks. Student fellows will be involved [...]
The Oncofertility Saturday Academy (OSA) program model, developed at Northwestern University’s Institute for Women’s Health Research, is designed to prepare and inspire high school girls to become the next generation of women leaders in science and medicine. The program model has been replicated and implemented at multiple sites across the nation, including San Diego and [...]
On Thursday, March 11, 2010 the Institute for Women’s Health Research in collaboration with Young Women’s Leadership Charter School graduated 29 high school girls from the Oncofertility Saturday Academy. Over 100 guests – parents, siblings, aunts, uncles and faculty – came to the graduation to celebrate the high school girls new science and health knowledge [...]
The Illinois Women’s Health Registry is currently featured on the Northwestern University homepage. To read the latest article about the Registry go to http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2010/03/registry.html. And you if you live in Illinois, sign up for the Registry!
What is Endometriosis? Endometriosis is a disorder in which the endometrial tissue, or the inner lining of the uterus, migrates to areas outside the uterus, most commonly the ovaries and Fallopian tubes. The endometrial tissue is the same tissue that thickens throughout the menstrual cycle and sheds (bleeds) causing the menstrual period. When this process [...]
I have noticed that recently there have been a lot of commercials on television about getting your BRACAnalysis®. You might be wondering what a BRAC analysis is? Or maybe you are wondering if you should get one? The BRAC test is a genetic test that will test your genome for the presence of two genes [...]
What is Heart Disease? Heart Disease is a general term used to describe various diseases and syndromes of the heart and blood vessels. Included in the definition are diseases such as coronary artery disease, heart arrhythmia, heart valve disease, heart failure, and congenital heart defects, among others. Heart disease is the number one killer of [...]
I know what you’re thinking, this is a Women’s Health Blog – but we like men here too. A recent study published in Nature (and featured in the New York Times) reveals some interesting new insight into the X-chromosome’s somewhat puny-looking counterpart. Researchers Jennifer Hughes and David Page at the Whitehead Institute have discovered that [...]
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