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The 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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An Experimental Genetic Test Gives Early Warning For Kids At Risk Of Type 1 Diabetes

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by RICHARD HARRIS | Oct 14, 2019, 12:00 PM

Nearly half of all children who develop Type 1 diabetes don't know they have the disease until they end up in the hospital with a condition that puts them at risk of coma or even death.

Less Weight Needed to Cause Diabetes in Minorities

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by Serena Gordon | Sep 24, 2019, 02:00 PM

One of the biggest risk factors for Type 2 diabetes is excess weight. But you don't have to be overweight to have the disease -- and new research revealed that some racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to have diabetes at lower weights.

Workplaces could be good setting for diabetes prevention

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by Vishwadha Chander | Sep 27, 2019, 12:00 PM

People in certain occupations have a three-times-higher risk of type 2 diabetes compared to those in other jobs, probably because of lifestyle factors, a nationwide study in Sweden suggests.

Frequent Hot Flashes During Menopause Tied to Heart Attacks and Strokes Later

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by Lisa Rapaport | Sep 25, 2019, 12:00 PM

Women who have frequent hot flashes early in menopause or over a long period of time may be more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than women who don’t suffer from regular hot flashes, a new study suggests.

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Center for Women’s Health Research

CU Anschutz

Anschutz Health & Wellness Center

12348 East Montview Boulevard

Mail Stop C-263

Aurora, CO 80045

cwhr@ucdenver.edu

303-724-0305

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