Category: Health & Fitness

In a new study, researchers found that maintaining a normal weight and quitting smoking before age 40 may strongly prevent hot flashes and night sweats during menopause. The research was conducted by a team at the University of Queensland and elsewhere. The team analyzed data from eight studies on more than 21,000 women—aged about 50—from Read more…

Bloating is prompted by indigestion or gas in the stomach and is most often associated with a protruding stomach. Women may also say their faces show signs of being bloated or use the term bloated feet.  “I have never had to deal with bloating, but now that I am entering the peri-menopause, no matter what I do, Read more…

Hot flashes. Insomnia. Depression. Menopause is often a list of bad symptoms or the butt of jokes. But can it also be a source of liberation? Pauline Maki, professor of psychiatry and psychology, and director of the Center for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Former president of the Read more…

Menopause is a condition that most women will go through in their 40s and 50s. It is a period where the menstrual cycle ceases, and it is a normal part of life. There are several things that you should know about the menopause symptoms that you can experience. You May Have Trouble Sleeping You may Read more…

If you have ever had a migraine, you know the pain can be debilitating. A migraine can come on unexpectedly and last for several hours, preventing you from going about your tasks. At times, that agony may even force you to hide in a dark room until the pain passes. With a bit of diligence Read more…

Menopause is typically associated with the changes that occur in women, but men can go through their own version of menopause as well. It was long believed that “male menopause” was associated with older males. Symptoms include lack of energy, weakness, low libido, and weight gain mainly as a result of low testosterone. But doctors Read more…

Being underweight in your early 20s and 30s may be dangerous to your reproductive health – and beyond. According to a study published in Human Reproduction, underweight young women are 30 percent more likely to experience early menopause than normal-weight women. Nearly 80,000 women between the ages of 25 and 42 participated in the study. The researchers determined Read more…

our friends at Genneve and they have put together a series of 9 free videos talking with experts on some of menopause’s biggest challenges. This content was originally published here.

Diet may play a role in menopause onset, according to a British study that analyzed data from 914 women. Find out the two foods, in particular, that were associated with earlier and later age at menopause. This content was originally published here.

Undergoing earlier menopause is a sign of a greater burden of age-related damage and dysfunction, so it should not be surprising to see that this correlates with a greater incidence of chronic disease in the years thereafter. People with a greater burden of cell and tissue damage tend to exhibit all of the manifestations of Read more…

For women who want to avoid hormone treatment during menopause, relief from hot flushes might be found at the end of a needle, according to a small study out of the University of Denmark. Researchers found that acupuncture significantly reduces menopausal symptoms, primarily hot flushes, in a study of 70 menopausal women over six weeks Read more…

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Allison L. Naleway, PhDSenior Investigator Associate Director, Science Programs Center for Health Research Kaiser Permanente MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Response: Reports of premature menopause after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination have received a lot of media attention, including on social media, but these reports were based on a small Read more…