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Calls to Action

Studying Sex Differences Will Improve Health for Women and Men

In this commentary for STAT, SWHR highlights the need to study differences between women and men in health and disease,...

 Guides & Toolkits

Priority Areas for Future Research on Sex and Gender in Alzheimer’s Disease

This PowerPoint slide deck by SWHR’s Interdisciplinary Network on Alzheimer’s Disease highlights the 12 priority areas for future sex and gender differences research in...

 Peer-Reviewed Articles

Understanding the Impact of Sex and Gender in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Call to Action

To prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, scientists need to better understand how the disease differs between women and men, according...

 Guides & Toolkits

Urinary Incontinence: For Some, A Fate Worse Than Death

This slide deck highlights the impact of urinary incontinence on women, including the high prevalence in women, the stigmatization of...

 Fact Sheets

Women & Sleep Apnea

Nearly 1 in 5 women have sleep apnea, a disorder that affects daytime functioning, but about 9 in 10 women...

 Women Sleep Guide 2017 Guides & Toolkits

Women and Sleep: A Guide for Better Health

Though sleep is essential to health and wellbeing, the unique barriers faced by women in maintaining good sleep health are...

 Fact Sheets

Innovating for Continence Conference Poster

SWHR staff presented a poster, Urological Health in Women Across the Lifespan: An Interdisciplinary Research Network, at the 2017 Innovating...

 Peer-Reviewed Articles

Sleep Drugs and Women: A Review of Issues to Consider for Optimizing the Care of Women With Sleep Disorders

Members of SWHR's Sleep Network summarize the data on certain sleep medications, such as zolpidem, which exhibit sex-specific pharmacological profiles,...