Hot Flash: Women Who Start Menstruation and Menopause Later More Likely to Live to 90
July 27, 2016
…Medicine found that women who start menstruation and experience menopause later in life may have increased chances of surviving nine decades.
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UC San Diego Health System Among Nation’s Best in Women’s Health
January 15, 2014
UC San Diego Health System has been featured in the latest Becker’s Hospital Review list of “100 Hospitals with Great Women’s Health Programs.” Hospitals were selected based on clinical excellence, quality care and women’s health awards and were also recognized for offering outstanding programs such as gynecology, obstetrics, reproductive medicine…
Women’s Wellness Day, Free to the Public on Saturday, April 13
March 28, 2013
…gene therapy for heart repair, cancer prevention, successfully reducing menopause symptoms, and achieving longevity through diet and fitness.
When — Not What — Obese Mice Ate Reduced Breast Cancer Risk
January 25, 2021
University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center researchers report that intermittent fasting reduced breast cancer risk in obese mice.
Older First-Time Mothers Are Also More Likely to Live Longer
November 17, 2016
The average age of a woman giving birth for the first time has risen dramatically in the United States over the past 40 years, driven by factors like education or career. A new study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that women choosing to…
Study Tests Potential New Drug to Reduce Pain and Symptoms of Endometriosis
October 8, 2012
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), endometriosis, a gynecological disorder in which cells from the uterus lining grow in other areas of the body, is the number one reason for a hysterectomy in women ages 18-35. A nationwide clinical trial is testing an investigational drug as a potential…
Parental Life Span Predicts Daughters Living to 90 without Chronic Disease or Disability
August 15, 2018
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that women whose mothers lived to at least age 90 were more likely to also live to 90, free of serious diseases and disabilities.
Women Suffer Higher Rates of Decline in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
July 9, 2013
The rates of regional brain loss and cognitive decline caused by aging and the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are higher for women and for people with a key genetic risk factor for AD, say researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in a study…
We’ve Got You, Baby! UC San Diego Health Delivers Top OB/GYN Care to Community
October 31, 2023
UC San Diego Health provides the highest standards of care by multi-disciplinary teams from expectant parents to patients going through menopause.
Did Gonorrhea Give Us Grandparents?
July 18, 2022
UC San Diego researchers tracked the evolution of a gene variant that supports cognitive health in older humans, but may have first emerged to protect against bacteria.
