Ludeman Family Center for Women's Health Research
Expanding Women's Health and Sex Differences Research
The Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research is regarded as one of the best places to conduct research that includes women and considers the distinct but linked concepts of sex (biological) and gender (social) differences.
We mentor and fund the next generation of researchers, supporting their cutting-edge research on issues that pose a significant threat to women’s health – cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and the intersection of mental health and physical health in those diseases. Join us in supporting new, life-saving discoveries and in learning more about women’s health across the lifespan.
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Hot off the Press!
We have a newsletter in the mail detailing much of the work at the Ludeman Center. We hope you enjoy reading about the recent successes! This edition features articles about distinguished professors Drs. Kohrt and Regensteiner, the Women’s Health Innovation Scholar Program, transgender research at CU as well as the Annual Community Event.
Women's Health News
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Sex Specific Guidelines Needed to Accurately Treat Women
Apr 11, 2022 byToday, in a new paper published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus faculty Judy Regensteiner, PhD, and Jane Reusch, MD, discuss the need for sex-specific health information for obesity, hypertension and diabetes.Full story -
Incorporating Sex as a Biological Variable into Basic and Clinical Research Studies
Mar 18, 2022 byDespite the establishment of NIH guidelines for inclusion of women in clinical studies, as well as clear expectations for rigor and reproducibility in reporting sex as a biological variable in NIH grant submissions, women and females are still understudied populations in human and animal research. Enter this important primer on incorporating sex as a biological variable into basic and clinical research.Full story
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Ludeman Family Center for Women's Health Research
CU Anschutz
Anschutz Health & Wellness Center
12348 East Montview Boulevard
Mail Stop C-263
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-0305
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