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·January 8, 2025·4 min read

Early Reproductive Aging Alters Brain Connectivity, Emotional Health

Research shows that accelerated reproductive ageing in females, such as early puberty or menopause, is linked to increased mental health risks at different life stages. Adolescents experiencing early puberty displayed unstable brain connectivity in regions tied to psychosis vulnerability, while middle-aged women with early menopause showed patterns linked to depression.

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·October 22, 2024·7 min read

Menopausal Hormone Therapy’s Effects on Brain Health

Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) has nuanced effects on brain health, influenced by factors like age, treatment duration, and past surgical history. The study found that current MHT users had higher brain age gaps and smaller hippocampal volumes, while past users showed no significant differences compared to non-users.

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·June 20, 2024·4 min read

Early Ovary Removal Linked to Reduced Brain White Matter Integrity

Women who undergo ovary removal before menopause, especially before age 40, show reduced white matter integrity in their brains later in life. The research analyzed data from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, finding significant white matter reduction in women with premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy (PBO) before 40.

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·March 5, 2024·5 min read

Menopause May Not Impact Mental Health

A comprehensive review challenges the long-held belief that menopause directly causes psychological distress and mental health conditions in all women. This study finds no universal link between menopause and an increased risk of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, or psychosis. However, it identifies factors that heighten the risk of depressive symptoms during menopause, such as previous depression episodes, sleep disruption from hot flushes, and concurrent stressful life events.

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·January 26, 2024·5 min read

Menopause Symptoms Reduced by Cold Water Swimming

Cold water swimming significantly eases menopausal symptoms. Surveying 1114 women, with 785 experiencing menopause, researchers found improvements in anxiety, mood swings, low mood, and hot flushes among participants.

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·April 3, 2023·5 min read

Early Menopause, Later Start to Hormone Therapy May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Early onset menopause is associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, but starting HRT at the time of menopause onset can help reduce the risk.

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·January 14, 2023·5 min read

Hormone Replacement Therapy Could Ward off Alzheimer’s Among At-Risk Women

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use was associated with better cognition, memory, and larger brain volume in women who carry the Alzheimer's associated APOE4 genetic variant.

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·December 13, 2022·6 min read

Subcutaneous Fat Emerges as a Protector of Females’ Brains

Subcutaneous fat has a neuroprotective effect against brain inflammation, but the effect may diminish following menopause.

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·October 21, 2022·3 min read

Certain Foods Reduce Weight and Hot Flashes in Menopausal Women by 88%

Switching to a diet low in animal products and fats, high in vegetables, and adding a serving of soybeans reduced hot flashes and increased weight loss in menopausal women by up to 88%.

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·September 14, 2022·4 min read

Past History of Abuse Leads to Worse Menopause Symptoms

Women who have experienced physical, sexual, or financial abuse face worse menopause symptoms and poorer well-being two decades later.

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·June 29, 2022·3 min read

Women Have More Brain Changes After Menopause

Women who have undergone menopause have more white matter intensities in the brain than pre-menopausal women and men of the same age.

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·April 5, 2022·6 min read

Female Hormones Could Provide Clues to Higher Risk of Dementia in Women

Certain reproductive events, such as early menstruation, early menopause, and hysterectomy were linked to an increased risk of a woman developing dementia later in life. Women who experienced pregnancy or who entered into menopause later were at a lower risk for dementia.

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menopause

Early Reproductive Aging Alters Brain Connectivity, Emotional Health

Menopausal Hormone Therapy’s Effects on Brain Health

Early Ovary Removal Linked to Reduced Brain White Matter Integrity

Menopause May Not Impact Mental Health

Menopause Symptoms Reduced by Cold Water Swimming

Early Menopause, Later Start to Hormone Therapy May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

Hormone Replacement Therapy Could Ward off Alzheimer’s Among At-Risk Women

Subcutaneous Fat Emerges as a Protector of Females’ Brains

Certain Foods Reduce Weight and Hot Flashes in Menopausal Women by 88%

Past History of Abuse Leads to Worse Menopause Symptoms

Women Have More Brain Changes After Menopause

Female Hormones Could Provide Clues to Higher Risk of Dementia in Women

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Youthful Brain Stem Cells Linked to Autism and Brain Cancer

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