Posts by: Kara Elam

Kara Elam

Kara Elam is currently working on her Doctorate in Health Policy. She holds Master Degrees in both epidemiology and microbiology. Her research interests include emerging viral diseases, the intersection of human rights and intellectual property rights, and ending violence against women.

December 2, 2016

Journal Focuses Entire Issue on Impact of Endometriosis on Women’s Health

News

Editors of a medical research journal wanted to know the answers to certain endometriosis-related concerns, such as current clinical applications for surgical treatment, impacts on the ability to have a ... Read more

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016

AbbVie to Present Important Data on Endometriosis Therapy Elagolix, and Economic Burden of Disease

News

Global biopharmaceutical AbbVie, in collaboration with Neurocrine Biosciences, will present five posters and three oral presentations next week from two Phase 3 studies on Elagolix, their investigational drug for endometriosis. The 72nd American ... Read more

September 21, 2016

Database Collaboration Aims to Create Better Diagnostics and Understanding of Endometriosis

News

In an effort to overcome the current holes in clinical data regarding cause, pathogenesis and progression of the endometriosis (EM), a group of European researchers have decided to use data-mining ... Read more

September 16, 2016September 16, 2016

Link Between Endometriosis and Clear Cell Ovarian Cancer Not Found in Study

News

In a collaborative research effort in Europe, investigators looked at whether a cause-and-effect relationship existed between a rare cancer known as ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) and endometriosis. In the population evaluated, no ... Read more

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016

Inflammatory Genes in Pelvic Tissues of Women with Endometriosis Show Distinct Differences in Study

News

A distinct difference exists in the gene expression of the immune system’s inflammatory mediators, known as cytokines, within endometrial tissues in people with endometriosis, a finding that helps to explain how ... Read more

June 15, 2016June 15, 2016

Role of Endometrial Polyps in Infertility Explored

News

Chinese researchers have compared the clinical features and impacts of endometrial polyps (EPs) on fertility between patients with endometriosis (EM) and patients without EM. The study, “Demographic and Clinical Features of ... Read more

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016

Endometriosis Linked to Tissue Remodeling Enzymes and Wound Healing

News

An team of researchers in China released study data in which they investigated the correlation between the serum and ascite levels of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), an important enzyme involved ... Read more

August 25, 2015August 25, 2015

The Protective Effect of Grape Seed Extract Versus Atorvastatin In Endometriosis

News

Recently, a group of researchers from the Urmia University Orūmīyeh, West Azerbayjan, Iran, released study results showing that in laboratory animals, grape seed extract (GET) has a similar effect on ... Read more

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015

Researchers Discover Promising, New Therapeutic Approach for Patients with Endometriosis

News, Therapies

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from The University of Illinois have recently released early results of a successful experimental study treating endometriosis with two new compounds. The study entitled, “Dual suppression ... Read more