[Endocrine disorders after combined chemoradiotherapy in Hodgkin Lymphoma survivors].

Background: Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is one of the most common malignant lymphoproliferative diseases. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy used in the treatment of LH induce a number of toxic effects leading to dysfunction of endocrine system. Hormonal disorders in HL and their relationships with the therapy used remain to be clarified.

Development of an Innovative Career Development Program for Early-Career Women Faculty.

Objective: Our institutional Women in Medicine & Science Program (formerly the Office of Women in Medicine and Science) developed the Early Career Development Program for Women to promote the careers of women faculty. At 6 monthly sessions, participants learn relevant content (imposter syndrome, strengths, change style, career management, assertive communication, feedback, personal influence, conflict management, negotiation, importance of mentors, resilience, and self-care); exchange ideas; and expand their professional networks. Here, we report changes in participants' career skills/knowledge, confidence, and perceptions of the current environment after attending the program.

Positive Value of a Women's Junior Faculty Mentoring Program: A Mentor-Mentee Analysis.

Background: Recently appointed women faculty in academic medicine face many challenges during their careers and can become overwhelmed managing their multiple faculty roles as teacher, scholar, and clinician, in addition to their roles in personal life. Although a mentor can be invaluable in assisting a woman junior faculty member to adjust to faculty life and providing critical career guidance, not all medical institutions have faculty mentoring programs. We created a mentoring program specifically for our women junior faculty to address this issue at our own institution.

Effect of Ovarian Hormone Therapy on Cognition in the Aged Female Rhesus Macaque.

Unlabelled: Studies of the effect of hormone therapy on cognitive function in menopausal women have been equivocal, in part due to differences in the type and timing of hormone treatment. Here we cognitively tested aged female rhesus macaques on (1) the delayed response task of spatial working memory, (2) a visuospatial attention task that measured spatially and temporally cued reaction times, and (3) a simple reaction time task as a control for motor speed. After task acquisition, animals were ovariectomized (OVX).

Why primate models matter.

Research involving nonhuman primates (NHPs) has played a vital role in many of the medical and scientific advances of the past century. NHPs are used because of their similarity to humans in physiology, neuroanatomy, reproduction, development, cognition, and social complexity-yet it is these very similarities that make the use of NHPs in biomedical research a considered decision. As primate researchers, we feel an obligation and responsibility to present the facts concerning why primates are used in various areas of biomedical research.