Highlights of NIH women's health and sex differences research : 1990-2010 / Office of Research on Women's Health, in collaboration with the NIH Coordinating Committee on Research on Women's Health.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Office of Research on Women's Health

Contributor:

NIH Coordinating Committee on Research on Women's Health

Series:

NIH publication ; no. 10-7606-D.

NIH publication ; no. 10-7606-D

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Institutes of Health (U.S.)--Research.

National Institutes of Health (U.S.).

Women--Health and hygiene--Research--United States.

Women.

Sex differences--Research--United States.

Sex differences.

Women--Health and hygiene.

Research.

Women's Health.

Sex Characteristics.

United States.

research (function).

Sex differences--Research.

Women--Health and hygiene--Research.

Medical Subjects:

National Institutes of Health (U.S.).

Women's Health.

Research.

Sex Characteristics.

United States.

Genre:

Government publications -- United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 113 pages).

Other Title:

Highlights of National Institutes of Health women's health and sex differences research

Place of Publication:

[Bethesda, Md.] : Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, Dept. of Health and Human Services, [2010]

Summary:

From the Introduction: As the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) prepared for the events celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2010, at which time a revised research agenda would be unveiled with goals and strategies for the future, it seemed equally important to highlight some of the progress and achievements in women's health research during the years of ORWH's existence. Looking back over so much that had been accomplished during these decades, as recorded in the voluminous biennial reports (see Appendix) that describe the totality of ORWH programs and selected highlights from the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), the information was remarkable in its scope. It was decided that as the strategic plan for future research was introduced, it was important to have a distillation of landmark studies and seminal research or programs that represent some of the multiple aspects of past progress in women's health and sex differences research. What started as a collection of two or three brief examples from each IC was eventually expanded into this extensive and exciting document. This occurred because of the overwhelming and enthusiastic response of the ICs through the NIH internal advisory Coordinating Committee on Research on Women's Health (CCRWH), composed of IC directors or their designees. The ORWH proudly presents this report, entitled Highlights of NIH Women's Health and Sex Differences Research, 1990-2010, in which the ICs themselves have identified their best examples of women's health and sex differences research. It is even more encouraging to note that these highlights by no means are intended as a comprehensive list, but represent "snapshots" of examples from the 20 years of ORWH's existence. It should also be noted that woven across the report are such overarching themes as genetic and molecular research, clinical trials and translational studies, prevention research, global health concerns, and minority health and health disparities.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Table of contents

Abbreviations

NIH Coordinating Committee on Research on Women's Health

Research Highlights Women's Health Resources Web Portal

Infancy through adolescence, reproductive years including pregnancy, the menopausal transition, and old age

Infancy through adolescence

Reproductive health of girls and women

Fertility and infertility

Pregnancy and the perinatal period

Maternal health

Maternal influence on infant and child health

Menopausal transition

Study of Women's health across the Nation (SWAN): focus on the menopausal transition

Women's Health Initiative (WHI)

Women growing older

Examples of cancer in women

Cervical cancer

Breast cancer

Genes and other risk factors

Breast cancer prevention

Screening, detection, and diagnosis of breast cancer

Advances in treatment of breast cancer

Ovarian cancer

Uterine/endometrial cancer

Lung cancer

Chronic diseases and conditions in women

Diabetes

Eye disease

Heart disease

Obesity

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis initiative

Osteoporosis

Pain

Irritable bowel syndrome

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Urinary incontinence

Neuroscience and brain-based disorders

Neuroscience and the female brain

Sexual differentiation of the brain and behavior

Stroke

Substance abuse

Alcohol use and abuse

Mental health

Sex differences in mental health

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Depression

Immunity, autoimmunity, and infectious diseases

Hepatitis

H1N1 (swine) Flu

Lupus

Rheumatoid arthritis

Scleroderma

Sjogren's Syndrome

Urinary tract infections

Human microbiome

Women and HIV/AIDS

Rare diseases

Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center

Scientific conferences

National toxicology program

Genetic determinants of sex

Additional NIH Resources

NIH Office of Research on Women's Health

Women's Health Resources Web Portal

Appendix: NIH report on ORWH and NIH support for research on women's health.

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (NIH, viewed Nov. 1, 2010).

"September 2010."

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2024.

Other Format:

Print version: National Institute of Health (U.S.). Office of Research on Women's Health. Highlights of NIH women's health and sex differences research.

OCLC:

676695151

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