University of Extremadura

University of Extremadura

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Avda de Elvas s/n 06006 Badajoz

addictions, Alzheimer's, astrobiology, astrophysics, big data, bioethics, climate change, cancer, behavioural sciences, natural sciences, climate, quantum computing, pollution, covid-19, embryonic development, diabetes, gene editing, education, energy, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, rare diseases, ageing, epidemiology, STDs, physics, immunology, language, mathematics, microbiology, nanoscience, neuroscience, new materials, oceanography, palaeontology, chemistry, robotics, mental health, AIDS / HIV, sociology, supercomputing
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Marta Fallola Sánchez Herrera
Head of the Service for the Dissemination of Scientific Culture
culturacientifica@unex.es
924289649

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SMC participants
Ana Beatriz Rodríguez Moratinos

Professor of Physiology at the University of Extremadura (UEx), Neuroimmunophysiology and Chrononutrition group.

Cristina Carrasco Romero

Substitute lecturer and researcher at the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Extremadura

Damián Iglesias Gallego

Professor of Physical Education in the Faculty of Teacher Training at the University of Extremadura

Francisco Javier Guillén Gerada

Head of the Environmental Radioactivity Laboratory

José Manuel Vaquero

Professor of Earth Physics at the University of Extremadura

 

Urbano Fra Paleo

Member of the working group of the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC) author of the report, member of the science and technology advisory group (E-STAG) of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), retired professor at the University of Extremadura, member of the Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe) and associate researcher at the Institute for Studies on Conflicts and Humanitarian Action (IECAH).

 

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Results from a survey of more than 39,000 menstruating individuals reveal that 42% experienced heavier bleeding after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Among the most likely groups were pre-menopausal women, Hispanic or Latina women, those who had been pregnant, and those with conditions such as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.