Apple Women’s Health Study releases preliminary data to help destigmatize menstrual symptoms
The Apple Women’s Health Study team at Harvard Chan School has released preliminary scientific data on women and their menstrual symptoms, contributed by a cohort of 10,000 participants of varying ages and races across the U.S. participating in…
A Better Flow Chart for Medical Discovery
The Apple Women’s Health Study will use data from smartphones to help researchers understand menstruation’s ties to many diseases.
Gaining insight into women's health
Could an app help scientists better understand menstruation, fertility, and menopause? On the latest episode of This Week in Health, Shruthi Mahalingaiah and JP Onnela talk about the groundbreaking Apple Women’s Health Study. Shruthi Mahalingaiah, an assistant professor of environmental, reproductive, and…
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Apple formally launch Women’s Health Study
Groundbreaking study will collect and analyze data on menstrual and gynecological health to improve overall understanding of women’s health needs. Study has potential to be largest study of its scope and scale. For immediate release: Thursday, November 14,…
Researchers team up across disciplines and institutions to improve women’s reproductive health
A team of Boston-area researchers, including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Shruthi Mahalingaiah, are undertaking a new research project to address women’s reproductive healthchallenges. The project, supported by a $1.2 million four-year grant from the National…
Hormonal changes, stress may fuel women’s depression
Women are more likely than men to experience symptoms of depression, and some of that difference has to do with hormones and stress, experts say. Simply being a woman in today’s society—experiencing higher levels of sexual assaults, harassment,…