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Gender Differences in Manifestation of Diseases Lead to Poorer Diagnosis and Treatment in Women

Jun 11, 2019 by James Ives

For women, gender bias can result in poorer diagnosis and treatment. As María Teresa Ruiz Cantero, Prof. in Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Alicante states, "We can no longer pursue the 'one size fits all' model based on men," as this negatively impacts the quality of health care, medical education and research.
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Fighting the Gender Stereotypes That Warp Biomedical Research

May 30, 2019 by JoAnna Klein, New York Times

"The first time I had a heart attack, no one took me seriously. The emergency room doctors assumed I was having a panic attack...
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Ramón Lorca, PhD

Jan 1, 2019 by Ludeman Center

Currently, Ramón is working to study how ion channels – certain proteins that regulate the electrical activity of the cells – affect the uterine vasculature during pregnancy, and how that relates to the pathological conditions of pregnancy observed at high altitudes.
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Rebecca Scalzo, PhD

Jul 1, 2018 by Ludeman Center

In my opinion, I think team science is how we’re going to make big advances in biomedical research. Two heads are better than one, so if we think about questions together, we can make greater steps forward. Everything works better when you can get into a group and share ideas; individuals bring their own strengths to a group which improves the outcome when you’re working within a team.
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Josiane Broussard, PhD

Feb 1, 2018 by Ludeman Center

I’m really excited about my current work because I feel it’s in perfect alignment with all of my previous training and research interests. I’m eager to study how the disruption of sleep and/or circadian rhythms impacts individual tissues and individual cells. I want to follow this line of research to understand why every cell fundamentally needs sleep to stay healthy.
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