ATHENA
Open women's health research platform.
Closing structural research gaps in conditions that disproportionately affect women and are systematically under-researched. Six research pillars in development. Open hypothesis publishing. Patient signal intake. Trust and governance architecture embedded throughout.
Platform scope
12
Research pillars
6
Active pillars now
CC BY 4.0
Hypothesis licence
HGE Core
Reasoning engine
ACTIVE PILLARS
6 liveConditions that have waited long enough.
Each active pillar is an independent hypothesis engine. ATHENA emphasises sex-specific underdiagnosis, hormone–immune interactions, delayed clinical translation of existing evidence, and patient voice as a legitimate research signal.
Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain
ActiveHypothesis generation targeting the fibromyalgia–autoimmune–hormonal triad. Sex-specific underdiagnosis tracking and delayed-diagnosis pattern analysis.
Breast Cancer
ActiveMechanistic target discovery for breast cancer subtypes. Hormone-receptor pathway hypotheses and cross-hallmark analysis with aging biology.
Endometriosis & Reproductive Conditions
ActiveEndometriosis mechanism hypotheses including immune dysregulation and retrograde menstruation models. Average diagnostic delay: 7–10 years, tracked explicitly.
Autoimmune Disease in Women
ActiveWomen account for ~80% of autoimmune disease cases. ATHENA targets hormone–immune interactions, subgroup effects, and sex-differentiated treatment gaps.
Hormonal Biology & Menopause
ActiveHormonal dysregulation pathway hypotheses spanning menopause, perimenopause, endocrine disruption, and cross-condition hormonal interactions.
Cardiovascular Disease (Female Presentation)
ActiveFemale MI misdiagnosis patterns, sex-specific cardiovascular risk factor analysis, and hypothesis generation for female-presentation cardiovascular pathways.
DEVELOPING PILLARS
6 in staged rolloutMental Health Disparities
DevelopingSex-based differences in diagnosis, treatment response, and clinical trial representation.
Gynecologic & Cervical Cancer
DevelopingHPV pathway analysis, gynecologic cancer mechanism hypotheses, and treatment response gaps.
Osteoporosis & Bone Health
DevelopingPost-menopausal bone loss mechanisms and intervention hypothesis generation.
Drug Dosage & Sex-Based Medicine Audit
DevelopingSystematic audit of clinical trials with male-default dosing and sex-stratified efficacy gaps.
Diagnostic Delay Tracking
DevelopingCross-condition tracking of documented diagnostic delay, building an evidence base for systemic reform.
Open Commons
DevelopingSubmit, evaluate, and publish women's health hypotheses openly under CC BY 4.0.
Platform capabilities
- Multi-route dashboard: pillars, Commons, community, pricing, Trust Center, My Research
- Role-based onboarding: patient / clinician / researcher / advocate
- Open Commons: hypothesis contribution and evaluation under CC BY 4.0
- Patient signal intake: patient voice structured as legitimate research input
- Personalized watchlist and triage-focused My Research dashboard
- News and editorial analysis for women's health research developments
Trust & governance model
- HGE Core adapter conformance: EU AI Act explainability, GDPR, research ethics gates
- Open hypothesis publishing: CC BY 4.0 for all research outputs
- Quality gates across lifecycle, trust, compliance, clinical adoption, and external validation confidence
- Transparent data-use language and contributor rights in Trust Center
- Patient voice as legitimate research signal: structured signal intake workflows