Applications close tomorrow!! Fully funded 4-year PhD studentships in reproductive and placental biology. Last chance to apply go to trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/phd-studentships

Intensive treatment of severe gum disease can prevent clogged arteries, reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks, according to a new clinical trial by Dr Marco Orlandi, Prof Francesco D'Aiuto and Prof John Deanfield @uclmedsci.bsky.social @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social

It’s a good day to talk about women scientists. Let’s also remember Margaret W. Rossiter, who died in August of this year. She coined the “Matilda Effect” (named after suffragist Matilda Gage), which describes bias against acknowledging women’s achievements.

New guest post on my blog: Csaba Szabo plays cat and mouse with a paper mill deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #fraud #publishing

Are you thinking of studying Women’s Health? 🔬 Join us this November at our online information sessions where you’ll meet Programme Directors and find out what it’s like to study at a world-leading institution. 📅 25 Nov, 13:00-14:00 GMT 📅 27 Nov, 12:00-13:00 GMT Secure your place now ⬇️

2 weeks left to apply! Fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships for home or overseas students, applications open till 4 November. 🔗 Please like and share to spread the word! www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/phd-students... Take a look at projects for 2025/26 www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/opportunitie...

Maternal risk stratification and planned birth improve pregnancy outcomes at term: A population-based cohort study. Cynthia Wong, Kylie Crawford, Jesrine Hong, Shannyn Rosser, Vicki Flenady, Susannah Leisher, Robert Silver, Sailesh Kumar www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

To mark World Menopause Day, Crick scientists Maxine Holder and Celine Bouchoux, as well as former Crick scientist Georgina Fletcher, appeared on The Microscopists podcast to talk about their experiences of perimenopause. Listen now 👇 themicroscopists.bitesizebio.com/episodes/the...

Thinking of studying women’s health? Learn more at our online information sessions where you’ll meet Programme Directors and find out what it’s like to study @ucl.ac.uk @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social - a world-leading institution. 🌍

Older fathers are more likely to pass on disease-causing mutations to their children, due to sperm becoming increasingly selfish with age.

Acceptable Nomenclature for Pregnancy Loss Care: A Cross-Sectional Observational Survey @bethmalory.bsky.social, Louise Nuttall, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @bjog.bsky.social

It’s important to realise there are potential consequences from having a Caesarean birth at a late stage of labour for future pregnancies, Prof Anna David @prenataltherapy.bsky.social tells @skynewsrss.bsky.social in light of new @ucl.ac.uk research led by Dr Maria Ivan @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

Dr Dawn Parris (@ucl-ifwh.bsky.social) and Dr Carmen Fernandez (UCL Mechanical Engineering) describe their surgical gloves developed with force sensors to help train surgeons to apply the correct pressure when operating. Listen here (from 18 mins 45 secs): 🔗 bit.ly/3Tu7xsa

🖋️"With unsustainable wildlife loss across the planet, we need to learn to live alongside all organisms – even wasps." Prof Seirian Sumner @waspwoman.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social gives a scientist’s guide to dining safely with insects. theconversation.com/what-to-do-w...

🚨The 2025 edition of the UCL Population Health Sciences Magazine is now live! Created by students and shaped in partnership with staff, alumni, and contributors across our community, this year’s publication explores one central theme: Growth. 🔗 Read now: www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...

Congratulations to @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social Director and Consultant in Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Professor Anna David (@prenataltherapy.bsky.social), who has been elected as a new @acmedsci.bsky.social Fellow today 🎉 Read more here ⬇️ #AcademyFellows #WomensHealth #UCL

Catch up with #ajogmfm Pink Journal Club, who discuss the paper "Prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in women with previous full dilatation cesarean delivery" (bit.ly/4nmUFl4) with @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social's Professor Anna David @prenataltherapy.bsky.social Watch now ⬇️ #WomensHealth #UCL #MFM

Trophoblast and endometrial stromal cells fuse?! I had no idea. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40509769/

Join us online at our UCL Women's Health Graduate Information Session this June to learn more about studying a Master's degree at @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social and how it can help you advance your career 🔬 📅 11 June 2025 ⏰ 12.00pm - 1.00pm BST Book your place now: 🔗 bit.ly/44Ocbbq #postgraduate #UCL

Men don’t menopause- but fertility does decline with age - my comments in #TheIndependent www.independent.co.uk/life-style/m... #malefertility #Infertility

👥Meet our Members👥 Dr. Emmanuel Amabebe is a researcher at UTMB Galveston studying molecular pathways behind preeclampsia, preterm birth & more. Dr. Amabebe is part of the Menon lab and teaches reproductive biology and physiology to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Congratulations to the 54 exceptional scientists who have been elected to the Academy Fellowship today in recognition of their remarkable contributions to biomedical and health sciences 🎉 👉 Discover more: ow.ly/Cf7K50VWSRi #HealthResearch #HealthInnovation #AcademyFellows

Congratulations to Professors Anna David ‪(@prenataltherapy.bsky.social)‬, Christina Pagel (@chrischirp.bsky.social), Jonathan Schott (@jmschott.bsky.social‬), Roz Shafran, Danail Stoyanov, Gregory Towers and David Werring on being elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences ‪#AcademyFellows

Listen to Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu @ucllifesciences.bsky.social, this week's 'castaway' guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. In addition to sharing her music picks, she talks about how chemistry is all around us and shares her passion for scientific research 📻

A preprint of our study into how the cellular composition of the endometrium is associated with recurrent pregnancy loss is available on bioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

@prenataltherapy.bsky.social @cathwilliamson.bsky.social

📻 Listen to @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social Director, Professor Anna David, who was interviewed on BBC Woman's Hour to discuss the impact of the lack of female-only clinical trials. Listen in from 34:20: 🔗 bit.ly/3GHCgyE @prenataltherapy.bsky.social #womenshealth

New podcast interview on the placenta! open.spotify.com/episode/0rnA...

Our HTA teams are hiring! Come and work with us at Newcastle jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

"The studies presented in this issue of JAMA provide compelling evidence of the significant effects state-level abortion restrictions have on birth rates and infant mortality." Read the Editorial. #MedSky https://ja.ma/42N6s3S

📢 Call for abstracts! ⏰ Deadline 12 May We're looking for poster and flash talk presenters for this July's Annual Meeting, themed 'The Placenta at Term' www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/ctrconferenc...

Really happy to share this episode, in conversation with Prof Pranav Pandya, where we discuss his career, topics including the evolution of fetal anomaly screening and the apprenticeship of fetal medicine training, plus lots more. On all usual podcast platforms. www.buzzsprout.com/2104772/epis...

Didn't make it to our International Women's Day events last month? Check out our #IWD2025 roundup now! ⬇️ A HUGE thank you to the IfWH IWD Committee, @ucl.ac.uk & @uclh.bsky.social staff & our students for making these events a great success. Read our full #IWD2025 report here: 🔗 bit.ly/4i6IlSa

One of our research projects, jointly funded with @actionmedres.bsky.social has been featured by the BBC! It explores the link between fetal abnormalities and preterm birth, and could help change outcomes for thousands of families. 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@ucl.ac.uk is among the most successful in profiting commercially from the science and healthcare inventions streaming out of its research, reports @financialtimes.com in an article about university spinouts which includes comments by @uclb.bsky.social CEO Dr Anne Lane www.ft.com/content/11cf...

Brilliant conference and well done to all the @ucltro.bsky.social who did a magnificent job!

The SRI 2025 Annual Meeting photo album is now available! Follow the link below to see the fantastic photos captured from this year's meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina! 📷 👉 flic.kr/ps/43p7eW

That’s a wrap on the 72nd Annual SRI Scientific Meeting! This year in Charlotte, NC, we celebrated a week full of groundbreaking research, professional growth, and meaningful connections. 🎥 Check out the recap video to relive the highlights! #SRI2025

What a fantastic start to our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded sample collection. Very lucky to be part of such a wonderful team #reprorocks @evol-molly.bsky.social @parisa-noohi.bsky.social @jessicacedge.bsky.social @haideetinning.bsky.social

🎙️ Join us for Episode 5 of IfWH's podcast "It All Starts Here", featuring special guest, UCLH consultant gynaecologist, Dr Jessica Farren. In this episode, Dr Farren discusses the psychological impacts of early pregnancy loss & how we can support women who are experiencing this. Listen now ⬇️

Excited to see this new @thelancet.bsky.social journal which recognises that women's health exists within and also beyond obstetrics and gynaecology (while these specialties are super important to advocate for women around critical life events and conditions) #Lifecourse

Dr Jennifer Hall (@ucl-ifwh.bsky.social) says that new research finds that the post-natal period in women’s bodies is longer than assumed, running counter to societal expectations that women have to bounce back quickly after pregnancy. More here ⬇️ #womenshealth

8️⃣2️⃣ Mary Hunt (1910-1991) 🇺🇸 #womeninSTEM In 1942 Mary Hunt discovered a batch of tainted melons whose mould turned out to be an exceptional strain of Penicillium that produced 200 times more penicillin than Alexander Fleming's strain. www.sciencehistory.org/stories/disa...

About to open the ABOVE trial @uclh.bsky.social @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social to find out which type of cerclage (stitch) in the cervix better prevents recurrent preterm birth in women who have had a previous caesarean section in labour @andyshennan.bsky.social Please share youtube.com/watch?v=5QEu...

Fresh off the press from our lab to yours: 🚨 breathing polluted city air during pregnancy may increase risk of complications like #preeclampsia. We found that particles in polluted urban air disrupt placental structure & alter key immune cells. 1/3

About to open the ABOVE trial @uclh.bsky.social @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social to find out which type of cerclage (stitch) in the cervix better prevents recurrent preterm birth in women who have had a previous caesarean section in labour @andyshennan.bsky.social Please share youtube.com/watch?v=5QEu...

“Everybody’s so afraid to put their name on a chart related to an abortion because they don’t want to go to jail,” Lyerly said.

Looking forward to inspiring speakers on preterm birth next week including Baroness Wyld, a former member of the House of Lords Committee on Preterm Birth! In person tickets now sold out but virtual tickets can be purchased here estore.kcl.ac.uk/conferences-...