A recent study published in the journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology summarized the challenges associated with adiposity assessment in clinical settings. Obesity increases cardiometabolic risks and decreases...
A MUM who thought her colleagues had started speaking a different language in a work meeting was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Lucy Woodhouse, 43, says...
The British Menopause Society (BMS) has launched new, joint guidelines for GPs to help alleviate unnecessary referrals related to unexpected bleeding. With the significant rise in...
Our mothers and grandmothers going through the woes of menopause need nutrient support more than ever. As the body ages and health begins to decline, it...
DRAMATIC hormone changes during perimenopause and menopause not only lead to hot flushes and sleep disturbances but to brain fatigue. “Every organ in the body, including...
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated the relationship between sleep-wake changes and depressive symptoms among midlife women. Their results demonstrate that women...
“I wish I’d had this conversation five years ago, I think it could have saved my marriage.” “I wish I’d understood more about menopause when my...
This article is part of our new editorial package, where we seek to answer the question: what would fashion look like if more women were in...
FOOD, flower, fanny… Forget whatever nickname you have for your vagina, because we’re about to get scientific about the passage that connects your uterus to the...
WHEN Andrea Newton found herself planning her suicide at the age of 52, she couldn’t believe that just a few years before she was a happy,...
The removal of both ovaries before natural menopause occurs has been associated with reduced cognitive ability later in life. However, it remains unclear what pathological changes...
As women go through menopause, the amount of estrogen receptors (ER) in their brains increases. This change is linked to both reproductive and cognitive functions, regardless...