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Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her period stops. It usually occurs naturally, most often after age 45. Menopause happens because the woman's ovary stops producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

Older women with sarcopenia less likely to experience hot flashes

The loss of muscle mass is a natural part of aging. Older women with sarcopenia (age-related loss of muscle mass and function) are at an increased risk of reduced mobility, diminished quality of life, heart disease, and fall-related injuries.

10 Nov 2021

TV celebrity Angie Best checks in to Oxford Veincentre

TV celebrity, author, model, inluencer, fitness advisor and wellness guru Angie Best has had a successful painless procedure at the UK’s largest vein clinic, Veincentre earlier this month to eradicate threadveins in her leg.

From Veincentre 10 Nov 2021

Early or late bedtimes may cause adverse consequences for cardiovascular health

Going to sleep between 10:00 and 11:00 pm is associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease compared to earlier or later bedtimes, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal – Digital Health, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

9 Nov 2021

Pathway preferential estrogens may be a safer alternative to hormone replacement therapy, study shows

Postmenopausal women have increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease due to loss of estrogen from metabolic changes. A high-fat diet further exacerbates the disease, which can progress to cirrhosis and liver failure.

29 Oct 2021

Bone loss after menopause significantly lower than previously assumed

Bone mineral density at the femoral neck bone in postmenopausal women decreased by an average of 10% during a 25-year follow-up, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

27 Oct 2021

Researchers receive $8.9 million grant to study the gut-brain connection in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Michael Kaplitt, a professor of neurological surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and a longtime leader in developing cutting-edge surgical therapies for movement disorders, leads a team that has been awarded a three-year, $8.9 million grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative.

26 Oct 2021

Breastfeeding may positively impact postmenopausal women's cognitive performance

A new study led by researchers at UCLA Health has found that women over the age of 50 who had breastfed their babies performed better on cognitive tests compared to women who had never breastfed.

22 Oct 2021

Factors contributing to a weak antibody response to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

A new study discusses risk factors for the failure of seroconversion following full vaccination with the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine.

18 Oct 2021

Researchers identify neurons and signaling pathways that make sexually receptive females more active

Scientists have known for a century that female animals become more active just as they are about to ovulate, a behavior that evolved to enhance their chances of mating when they are fertile.

15 Oct 2021

New trial shows vaginal laser therapy treatments may not work at all

This laser is supposed to rejuvenate vaginal tissue. But scientists say it’s no better than a placebo.

15 Oct 2021

Timing of changes in menstrual cycle length could provide clues about a person's heart disease risk

As women near menopause, their menstrual cycle length often becomes longer. The timing of these changes could provide clues about a person's risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers.

13 Oct 2021

Existing drug reduces obesity and fatty liver in mice without changes in food intake or daily activity

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity and fatty liver in mice and improves their heart function — without changes in food intake or daily activity.

7 Oct 2021

Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Dementia

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Yana Vinogradova about her latest research into menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and its unassociated risk to dementia.

6 Oct 2021

The pandemic forced my transgender wife to fight our insurer over hormones

For the past eight years, my wife, Ky Hamilton, has undergone gender-affirming hormone therapy. As a transgender woman, she injects Depo-Estradiol liquid estrogen into her thigh once a week.

5 Oct 2021

MR study finds no causal link between age at menarche or age at menopause and Alzheimer's risk

Aging-US published "The role of age at menarche and age at menopause in Alzheimer's disease: evidence from a bidirectional mendelian randomization study" which reported that the association between endogenous estrogen exposure and Alzheimer's disease remains inconclusive in previous observational studies, and few Mendelian randomization studies have focused on their causality thus far.

5 Oct 2021

Online searches for arthritis symptoms increase among UK residents

Online searches for symptoms of arthritis and osteoarthritis increase with residents throughout the UK.

4 Oct 2021

Study finds no link between menopausal hormone therapy and increased risk of dementia

Use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT, also known as hormone replacement therapy, HRT) is not associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, regardless of hormone type, dose, or duration, concludes a large UK study published by The BMJ.

30 Sep 2021

Older women and younger men may have increased risk of uncontrolled hypertension

Women ages 70 and older and men ages 20-49 were more likely to have uncontrolled hypertension despite taking blood pressure-lowering medications, according to new research presented today at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2021.

27 Sep 2021

Study examines racial differences in receipt of cancer screenings among women

Women who do not receive recommended cancer screenings are at a higher risk of morbidity and mortality. But why is it that some women are more likely to receive cancer screenings than others?

22 Sep 2021

COVID-19 may have had a greater impact on mental health of aging women with trauma histories

Beyond the physical dangers of COVID-19, the pandemic has wreaked havoc mentally and emotionally. A new study suggests the pandemic may have had a greater impact on the mental health of women with a history of childhood abuse or intimate partner violence (IPV) than with women without such histories.