Women

Motherhood derails women’s academic careers — these data reveal how and why. The reason is that women have almost five times the amount of childcare responsibilities than do men.

Women outperform men when confidence is measured in intelligence testing, study finds - EurekAlert!

Staying active throughout middle age cuts women’s risk of premature death in half - EurekAlert!

44 sedentary overweight and obese women were randomized to low, moderate, or high-intensity walking with a whole-food, plant-based diet for 8 weeks. All groups lost weight; moderate intensity elicited the largest reductions in total body mass (−11%), fat mass (−26%), and percent body fat (−17%).

Applications open for the 2026 Semmelweis–Richter Journalism Award highlighting women’s health and pharmaceutical innovation - EurekAlert!

Women over 50 lost 35% more weight with this surprising combo

Agnes Pockels’ pioneering work was unfairly dismissed by tropes about women’s domestic roles

Researchers find link between ultra-processed foods and infertility in US women - EurekAlert!

New Themed Issue calls for urgent shift away from “Leaky Pipeline” metaphor as studies reveal systemic exclusion of women in Archaeology - EurekAlert!

Women Who Undergo Menopause Before 40 Face Higher Heart Attack Risk

Major Parkinson's Study Reveals Symptom Differences in Men And Women

The cost of survival: Women more likely to survive cancer but suffer more severe side effects - EurekAlert!

Study of 383,085 women in the UK found that over 1 in 5 could not report their menstrual cycle length. Among women under 25, this rose to about 1 in 3.

Simple Blood Test Can Predict Dementia Risk in Women Decades Before Symptoms

Spousal loss linked to higher risk of dementia, mortality among men, but not women - EurekAlert!

Women in Space Could Face a Hidden Blood-Clot Risk, Study Suggests

Heart and metabolic risk factors more strongly linked to liver fibrosis in women than men, study finds - EurekAlert!

Pregnancy complications impact women’s stress levels and cardiovascular risk long after delivery - EurekAlert!

Archaeologists uncover brutal Iron Age massacre of women and children

ESC launches guidelines for patients to empower women with cardiovascular disease to make informed pregnancy health decisions - EurekAlert!