Menopause - Mar 20, 2018 Edition

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March 20, 2018     Menopause     The latest menopause news from News Medical

Women’s weight could affect menopause age, study finds   Being underweight or overweight could affect the age at which women experience menopause, a University of Queensland study has found.

Sleep disruptions in menopause correlated with hot flashes and depression   Sleep disruptions are one of the most commonly reported complaints among menopausal women. A new study of middle-aged women found that sleep problems vary across the stages of menopause, yet are consistently correlated with hot flashes and depression.         Stem cell treatment may help rejuvenate ovaries, avoid effects of premature menopause   Young women with premature ovarian insufficiency may be able to use their own bone marrow stem cells to rejuvenate their ovaries and avoid the effects of premature menopause, new research suggests.

UCLA professor offers insights about women's hormonal cycles from puberty to menopause   When Martie Haselton was a graduate student at the University of Texas, she realized that what she found attractive in a man was changing and that her hormones were playing a role in that change and in finding a potential mate.       Stair climbing lowers blood pressure and builds leg strength in postmenopausal women   If you don't have the time or money for aerobic and resistance training, why not try climbing the stairs? A new study demonstrates that stair climbing not only lowers blood pressure but also builds leg strength, especially in postmenopausal women with estrogen deficiencies who are more susceptible to vascular and muscle problems.       Mediterranean diet appears to be good for postmenopausal women's bones and muscles   The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet also appears to be good for an older woman's bones and muscles, a new study of postmenopausal women in Brazil finds.       Scientists explore how to protect obese, premenopausal women from cardiovascular risk   Obese, premenopausal women can lose the innate protection from cardiovascular disease that their youth and estrogen are believed to afford, and scientists want to know how.

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