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    2024

    Resource Library
    Mental Health Conditions
    Pregnancy & Fertility
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Africa

    Mothers Time Tool For Community Health Workers

    Breakthrough ACTION

    Provides information on using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools for community health workers to support postpartum mental health and family planning among Ethiopian mothers.

    National Plans And Awareness Campaigns As Priorities For Achieving Global Brain Health

    2024

    Academic Journal Article
    Neurological Disorders
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Africa
    Asia-Pacific
    Europe
    Global
    Latin America & Caribbean
    Middle East
    North America

    National Plans And Awareness Campaigns As Priorities For Achieving Global Brain Health

    Winter at al.

    Summarizes priorities, strategies, and recommendations for implementing national brain health plans and awareness campaigns to accelerate global IGAP targets by 2031.

    2021

    Academic Journal Article
    Mental Health Conditions
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Africa
    Asia-Pacific
    Europe
    Global
    Latin America & Caribbean
    Middle East
    North America

    Prevalence and Associated Factors of Common Mental Disorders in Women: a Systematic Review

    Bezerra, H. S. et al.

    Summarizes prevalence rates and associated factors of common mental disorders in adult women to inform public health policy and prevention strategies.

    Representation Of Women in Clinical Trials Supporting the FDA-Approval of Contemporary Anticancer Therapies

    2022

    Academic Journal Article
    Cancer
    Cancer, Other
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    North America

    Representation Of Women in Clinical Trials Supporting the FDA-Approval of Contemporary Anticancer Therapies

    Babcook, M. A. et al.

    Reviews data on the representation of women in pivotal clinical trials supporting FDA approval of anticancer therapies from 1998 to 2018.

    2024

    Academic Journal Article
    Autoimmune diseases
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Global

    Research Progress Of Autoimmune Diseases Based On Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Ren et al.

    Reviews research on using induced pluripotent stem cells to model, investigate mechanisms, discover drugs, and develop cell therapies for autoimmune diseases.

    Role of the gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of endometriosis: a review

    2024

    Academic Journal Article
    Endometriosis
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Global

    Role of the gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of endometriosis: a review

    Guo & Zhang

    Reviews data on the role of gut microbiota in endometriosis pathogenesis, mechanisms, and potential for diagnosis and treatment; summarizes microbiome-endometriosis interactions for clinical insights.

    Sex And Gender Differences In Neurodegenerative Diseases: Challenges For Therapeutic Opportunities

    2023

    Academic Journal Article
    Neurological Disorders
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Global

    Sex And Gender Differences In Neurodegenerative Diseases: Challenges For Therapeutic Opportunities

    Bianco et al.

    Reviews sex and gender differences in neurodegenerative diseases, highlighting implications for pathogenesis, clinical features, and therapeutic responses to support personalized medicine.

    2019

    Academic Journal Article
    Heart Disease
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Global

    Sex Differences In Cardiometabolic Disorders

    Gerdts & Regitz-Zagrosek

    Provides information on the global burden, epidemiology, and trends of chronic respiratory diseases to inform public health strategies and policy development.

    2021

    Academic Journal Article
    Cancer
    Cancer, Other
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Global

    Sex Differences in Health and Disease: A Review of Biological Sex Differences Relevant to Cancer with a Spotlight on Glioma

    Massey, S. C. et al.

    Summarizes the role of exosomes in cancer progression, focusing on their mechanisms, diagnostic potential, and therapeutic implications for cancer management.

    2019

    Academic Journal Article
    Diabetes
    Heart Disease
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Africa
    Asia-Pacific
    Europe
    Global
    North America

    Sex Differences in the Burden of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Across the Life Course

    Huebschmann, A. et al.

    Reviews sex differences in type 2 diabetes prevalence and cardiovascular risk, summarizing epidemiology, mechanisms, and research gaps to inform prevention and management strategies.

    Sex Differences in the Prevalence of, and Trends in, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Treatment, and Control in the United States, 2001 to 2016

    2019

    Academic Journal Article
    Heart Disease
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    North America

    Sex Differences in the Prevalence of, and Trends in, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Treatment, and Control in the United States, 2001 to 2016

    Peters, S. A. et al.

    Summarizes sex differences in prevalence, treatment, and control of cardiovascular risk factors in US adults from 2001–2016 to inform prevention efforts.

    2019

    Academic Journal Article
    Cancer
    Cancer, Lung
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    North America

    Sex Differences in Tolerability to Anti-Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 Therapy in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Are We All Equal?

    Duma, N. et al.

    Provides information on sex differences in immune-related adverse events from anti-PD-1 therapy in metastatic melanoma and NSCLC, highlighting higher risk in women.

    Sex Differences in Traumatic Brain Injury: What We Know and What We Should Know

    2019

    Academic Journal Article
    Neurological Disorders
    Ecosystem Progress
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Global

    Sex Differences in Traumatic Brain Injury: What We Know and What We Should Know

    Gupte, R. et al.

    Summarizes current knowledge and research gaps on sex differences in traumatic brain injury outcomes, comparing human and animal studies to guide future research and clinical care. Note: This summary is based on the abstract and main sections; the full article contains more detailed data.

    2024

    Academic Journal Article
    Cancer
    Cancer, Other
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Global

    Sex hormones and immune regulation in ovarian cancer

    Zhao et al.

    Reviews the interplay between sex hormones and immune regulation in ovarian cancer, detailing mechanisms, therapeutic implications, and future research directions.

    Sex influence on cancer immunotherapy efficacy and safety in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A Canadian institution real-world experience

    2024

    Academic Journal Article
    Cancer
    Cancer, Lung
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    North America

    Sex influence on cancer immunotherapy efficacy and safety in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A Canadian institution real-world experience

    Cohen et al.

    Summarizes real-world data on sex differences in immunotherapy efficacy and safety for advanced NSCLC, highlighting higher immune-related adverse events in females.

    2019

    Academic Journal Article
    Cancer
    Cancer, Lung
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Europe
    Global
    North America

    Sex-Based Heterogeneity in Response to Lung Cancer Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Conforti, F. et al.

    Reviews data on sex-based differences in lung cancer immunotherapy efficacy, showing women benefit more from chemo-immunotherapy combinations than men.

    2023

    White Paper
    Migraine
    Neurological Disorders
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Europe
    North America

    Sex, Gender, And The Brain: Towards an Inclusive Research Agenda

    Economist Impact

    Provides information on sex and gender differences in brain diseases, reviews data on five disorders, and offers recommendations to guide inclusive neurological research.

    Tailoring Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Through A Sex And Gender Lens

    2023

    Academic Journal Article
    Autoimmune diseases
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Asia-Pacific
    Europe
    Global
    Latin America & Caribbean
    North America

    Tailoring Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Through A Sex And Gender Lens

    Carmona et al.

    Reviews data on sex and gender differences in rheumatoid arthritis to inform personalized, equitable treatment strategies and highlight research gaps.

    The Global Economic Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases

    2011

    Report (Non-Academic)
    Cancer
    Cancer, Colon
    Cancer, Lung
    Diabetes
    Heart Disease
    Mental Health Conditions
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Africa
    Asia-Pacific
    Europe
    Global
    Latin America & Caribbean
    Middle East
    North America

    The Global Economic Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases

    World Economic Forum

    Provides information on the global economic burden of non-communicable diseases, using multiple methods to inform policy and resource allocation decisions.

    2020

    Academic Journal Article
    Autoimmune diseases
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Africa
    Asia-Pacific
    Europe
    Global
    North America

    The Prevalence of Autoimmune Disorders in Women: A Narrative Review

    Angum, F. et al.

    Summarizes prevalence, mechanisms, and risk factors for autoimmune disorders in women, reviewing genetic, hormonal, and epidemiological data to explain female predominance.

    Vitamin and Mineral Requirements in Human Nutrition

    2004

    Report (Non-Academic)
    Resource Library
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Africa
    Asia-Pacific
    Europe
    Global
    Latin America & Caribbean
    Middle East
    North America

    Vitamin and Mineral Requirements in Human Nutrition

    World Health Organization

    Summarizes recommended nutrient intakes, food sources, bioavailability, and strategies to improve micronutrient adequacy for guiding nutrition policy and programs.

    Women’s Participation in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials From 2010 to 2017

    2020

    Academic Journal Article
    Heart Disease
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Asia-Pacific
    Europe
    Global
    Latin America & Caribbean
    Middle East
    North America

    Women’s Participation in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials From 2010 to 2017

    Jin, X. et al.

    Reviews data on women’s participation in cardiovascular clinical trials (2010–2017) by disease, intervention, sponsor, and region to assess equity in representation.

    Xist Ribonucleoproteins Promote Female Sex-biased Autoimmunity

    2024

    Academic Journal Article
    Autoimmune diseases
    Lupus
    Non-Communicable and Chronic Conditions
    Global

    Xist Ribonucleoproteins Promote Female Sex-biased Autoimmunity

    Dou et al.

    Provides information on how Xist ribonucleoprotein complexes contribute to female-biased autoimmunity, supported by mouse models and human autoantibody profiling.