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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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Less Weight Needed to Cause Diabetes in Minorities

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by Serena Gordon | Sep 24, 2019

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

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

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.

Do Runners Have a Higher Risk of Developing Prediabetes?

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by Claire Trageser | Aug 30, 2019

Unfortunately, there is not a lot of research on whether runners are more or less susceptible to type 2 diabetes, says Jane Reusch, M.D., the associate director of the Center for Women's Health Research at the University of Colorado’s School of Medicine.

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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@cuanschutz.edu

303-724-0305

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