Women’s health – Page 4 – NCAL Research Spotlight

American Diabetes Association honors Kaiser Permanente researcher with its Norbert Freinkel Award

The American Diabetes Association’s 2019 Norbert Freinkel Award has been presented to Kaiser Permanente researcher Assiamira Ferrara, MD, PhD, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the understanding and treatment of diabetes in pregnancy.

Fewer Reproductive Years May Be Linked to an Increased Risk of Dementia

March 27, 2019
Maternal/infant health, Neurological, Press Release, Women’s health
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Women who start their period later, go through menopause earlier or have a hysterectomy may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study led by Kaiser Permanente researchers and published in the journal, Neurology.

5 Questions for… Bette Caan

March 18, 2019
5 Questions, Cancer, Feature, Women’s health
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Does weight gain — or loss — change a breast cancer patient's cancer outcome? What about muscle mass? Epidemiologist Bette Caan wanted to find out about that, and more.

New Guidelines for Perinatal Depression are Important, but Barriers Remain

February 12, 2019
Maternal/infant health, Mental health, Perinatal health, Women’s health
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New recommendations suggest that clinicians should provide or refer pregnant and postpartum women who are at increased risk of perinatal depression to counseling interventions. These recommendations are “an important step forward” wrote research scientists and doctors at Kaiser Permanente, in a JAMA Pediatrics editorial.

Work by the Division of Research Makes Top JAMA Lists for 2018

January 14, 2019
Breastfeeding, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Feature, Maternal/infant health, Vaccine research, Vaccines, Women’s health
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The JAMA Network, the publication home for numerous top-tier journals from the American Medical Association, released a list of the “Most Talked About Articles” in each of their various publications for 2018. DOR research appears on four lists.

Mom’s Poor Diet in Pregnancy Linked to Baby’s Higher Weight at Birth

January 8, 2019
Women’s health
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Kaiser Permanente study shows replacing empty calories with whole grains lead to a 25 percent decreased risk of large-for-gestational age offspring.

Abdominal Obesity in Early Pregnancy Linked to Higher Risk of Gestational Diabetes

November 21, 2018
Women’s health
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Measures of abdominal obesity in early pregnancy may inform early screening and prevention strategies for gestational diabetes, according to Kaiser Permanente study.

Emotional Abuse, PTSD Linked with Menopause Misery

A Kaiser Permanente study of more than 2,000 midlife and older women found that one in five had been emotionally abused by their current or former partners, and that these women had 50 percent higher odds of night sweats and 60 percent higher odds of painful sex.

Menopause Journal Highlights Three DOR Studies as Among Most Significant in Their History

November 2, 2018
Women’s health
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The journal Menopause selected three DOR studies for its 25th commemorative issue highlighting the most important studies in the journal's history.

Delivering the Next Generation of Diabetes Scientists

October 31, 2018
Delivery Science, Diabetes, Prevention, Women’s health
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The Kaiser Permanente Division of Research has received a T32 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to train young scientists in translating research into practice for people with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes.