Penn Promotes Research on Sex and Gender in Health

03/28/2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/health/postpartum-depression-drug.html
FDA Approves First Drug for Postpartum Depression!

The medication works quickly, within 48 hours. But it’s an expensive infusion and requires a stay in a medical center.

11/20/2018

Meet the new Penn BIRCWH scholars!

Melanie Kornides of the School of Nursing, Jennifer Lewey of the Perelman School of Medicine, and C. Alix Timko of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are pursuing research that examines the role of s*x and gender on health, supported by the Building Interdisciplinary Research Car...

09/07/2018

Check out this article on the Spatz 10-step breastfeeding system at Penn Nursing News!
https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/live/news/1154-the-spatz-10-step-system-as-a-national-model-for

08/07/2018

https://www.med.upenn.edu/penn-promotes/blog-thexyfiles.html

07/24/2018

Check out this article on gender bias in health care!
https://www.today.com/health/gender-bias-health-care-may-be-harming-women-s-health-t133583

The push for change is being called the movement of health care.

07/23/2018

Can boosting testosterone explain patterns in consumer behavior? https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/boosting-testosterone-makes-men-prefer-higher-status-products

A study out of the Wharton School found that a single dose of testosterone increased men's preference for luxury, high-status items, mimicking animal behavior.

07/20/2018

Penn researchers find ovarian cancer drug shows promise in pancreatic cancer patients with BRCA mutation
https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2018/may/ovarian-cancer-drug-shows-promise-in-pancreatic-cancer-patients-with-brca-mutation

A targeted therapy that has shown its power in fighting ovarian cancer in women including those with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations may also help patients with aggressive pancreatic cancer who harbor these mutations and have few or no other treatment options.

07/17/2018

Penn Researchers Find Spironolactone May Be an Alternative to Antibiotics in Women’s Acne Treatment
https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2018/june/spironolactone-may-be-an-alternative-to-antibiotics-in-womens-acne-treatment

Penn study finds evidence that both treatments are similarly effective in practice

07/16/2018

“It takes away the stigma associated with having a psychiatric illness when others are brave enough to speak up about it,” Dr. Sarah Mathews, an associate professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine, explains how sharing experiences can help others in this article
https://www.today.com/health/what-does-depression-feel-woman-s-facebook-post-goes-viral-t132743

A young mother's candid social media message is praised for revealing lesser known symptoms of anxiety and depression

07/13/2018

Beyond BRCA: Examining Links Between Breast Cancer & Inherited Genetic Mutations
https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2018/june/beyond-brca-examining-links-between-breast-cancer-second-primary-cancer-inherited-genetic-mutations

Rates of inherited mutations in genes other than BRCA1/2 are twice as high in breast cancer patients who have had a second primary cancer – including, in some cases, different types of breast cancer – compared to patients who have only had a single breast cancer. But the rates of these m...

07/12/2018

Check out this article on why males are more at risk than females for neurodevelopmental disorders featuring research from Dr. Tracy Bale and Dr. Neill Epperson
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180703141329.htm

Researchers have recently begun to realize that biological s*x plays a key role in disease risk. S*x plays a role in hypertension, diabetes, arthritis -- and in many neurological and psychiatric disorders. Depression and anxiety affect females more, while neurodevelopmental disorders, including auti...