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Treating Women Differently: the Case for Sex-Based Medicine
The Women's Heatlh Research Institute has partnered with Northwestern Medicine to present a CME approved course for clinicians entitled "Treating Womens Differently: The Case for Sex-based Medicine."...
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November Forum Looked at Sex and Gender
Our November forum featured Alice Eagly, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University who discussed "The Social Behavior of Women and Men: Nature and...
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December Research Forum on Women and Stroke
The Women's Health Research Insitutute's December Forum featured guest speaker Ilana Ruff, MD, who discussed Women and Stroke. Dr. Ruff is an Assistant Professor, Neurology, Feinberg School of...
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National Women's Health Week Event a Success
The Women's Health Research Institute held a special educational event on May 12, 2015 to celebrated National Women's Health Week. Dr. Jayne Danska (photo) from the U of Toronoto gave the keynote...
View ArticleWoodruff Lab Summer Internship Application
The Woodruff Lab at Northwestern University is accepting applications for summer interns who are rising high school juniors, seniors, and undergraduate students to assist in the lab's ongoing research...
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Women's Health Can be Improved by Studying MEN and Women
The Women's Health Research Institute has taken a new approach to understanding women's health and has just launched the Illinois Men's Health Registry!! To address the traditional lack of inclusion of...
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NIH Announces Inclusion of Both Biological Sexes in Research Studies
The National Institute's of Health (NIH) recently announced that started in 2016, all research studies approved and funded through their institutes will be required to study both biological sexes in...
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Wellsprings Postpartum Support Group
Wellsprings Health Associates is providing support, resources/psychoeducation, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging to mothers with babies ages newborn-1 year. This group offers support in a...
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New Online Module for Sex and Gender in Biomedical Research
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research developed an interactive module designed to improve the ability of health researchers and peer reviewers to account for sex and gender in biomedical research...
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Teresa Woodruff's Online Reproductive Health Course Now Live!
The truth about reproductive health education in the United States is troubling— there is currently no required standard for sex education in this country’s schooling system, and of the 22 states that...
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Watch Dr. Teresa Woodruff Research Forum Presentation on Sex Inclusion in...
Did you miss last week's forum featuring Teresa Woodruff, PhD presenting "Sex Inclusion in Basic Research: Disruptive Technology, Adaptive Behavior, Sound Investment, Better Medicine" or would you like...
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Watch Dr. Judy Chang's Forum Presentation on Intimate Partner Violence
Did you miss this month's forum featuring Judy Chang, MD, MPH presenting "Intimate Partner Violence: Driving Forward Toward Solutions" or would you like a refresher on this lecture? Click here to watch...
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New NIH Guidelines on Sex Inclusion, Rigor, and Transparency
In October 2015 the NIH released the final policy language associated with the inclusion of sex as a variable in scientific research together with additional guidance on improving the reproducibility...
View ArticleWatch February's Forum Presentation!
Watch February's Forum Presentation! Did you miss Dr. Sarah Kinsinger's presentation on Behvioral Treatments for Women with Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Click here to watch the lecture video.
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Watch March's Forum Presentation! Did you miss March's forum on Osteoporosis with Drs. Stern and Hahr? Click here to watch the forum lecture!
View ArticleResearch Toolbox
In the past, the research community assumed that beyond the reproductive system, differences between men and women simply did not exist or were not relevant. Some of the reasons researchers have...
View ArticleWatch June's Forum Presentation!
Did you miss June's Women's Health Research Forum? Click to watch Dr. Catherine Stika and Dr. Katherine Wisner present, "Preeclampsia of Pregnancy: The Path Toward Prevention.”
View ArticleAn Affective Neuroscience Model of Prenatal Health Behavior Change
The Women's Health Research Institute invites you to our monthly research forum featuring Dr. Suena Massey Date: Tuesday July 19th, 2016 Time: 12:00PM-1:00PMPrentice Women's Hospital (250 E. Superior...
View ArticleApplication for Use of the Illinois Women's Health Registry
Investigators that wish to utilize data from the Illinois Women's Health Registry must complete the following application. Please note that you will need to upload the following documentation: User...
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