Hair relaxers may boost Black women’s uterine cancer risk

Long-term use of chemical hair relaxers by postmenopausal Black women is associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer.

Gina DiGravio-Boston • futurity
Oct. 12, 2023 ~5 min

Green tea compound may treat uterine fibroids

A green tea compound shows promise for treating and even preventing uterine fibroids, according to a new pre-clinical study.

Kristen Crocker-Johns Hopkins • futurity
July 13, 2023 ~7 min


Uterine fluid model could help prevent pregnancy complications

A new way to study uterine fluid could one day could one day stave off pregnancy complications such as miscarriage or birth defects.

Austin Fitzgerald-Missouri • futurity
May 14, 2021 ~5 min

How long until uterus transplants for trans women?

There's no ethical reason to exclude transgender women from uterus transplants, say researchers. More than 60 uterus transplants have taken place across the globe so far.

McGill University • futurity
March 23, 2021 ~6 min

‘Google Earth’ of endometrial cancer may lead to new treatments

"This is like the Google Earth of endometrial cancer.… We tried to measure everything we possibly could. Then we searched for patterns."

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 14, 2020 ~7 min

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