Menopause supplements sold in the UK differ a lot from one another, a new review of 201 products found. The researchers found no ingredient, or even type of ingredient, that every product had. The review, published in the journal Climacteric, was led by researchers at University College London. Prices ranged from £1.50 to £95 a … Read more
A new meta-analysis found that creatine after menopause was associated with an average 0.37 kg increase in lean mass and a 7.5 kg greater improvement in leg-press strength compared with placebo. The review, published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, pooled data from 608 postmenopausal women across studies lasting 12 to … Read more
A cohort study of 38,283 women looked at weight gain during menopause and found that low-insulinemic and Planetary Health dietary patterns were linked to the best outcomes. The low-insulinemic pattern showed the largest association with less annual weight gain, about a quarter-kilogram less per year than women with the lowest adherence. The Planetary Health Diet … Read more
A study of 1,350 adults in their 50s and 60s found that people with elevated Alzheimer’s blood biomarkers had already shown much steeper cognitive decline over the previous five years — with the risk of a rapid drop reaching roughly four times higher, depending on which cognitive skill was measured. The findings, published in The … Read more
Up to 70% of women experience sleep disruption during the menopause transition, often driven by nighttime hot flashes. A new pilot study from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), published in the journal Menopause, found that combining cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) with hot flash-specific education improved sleep more than education alone. Full … Read more
A new study on HRT and dementia risk followed more than 183,000 postmenopausal women in the UK and found that those who’d used hormone replacement therapy had a lower risk of developing dementia — about 10% lower overall, and 16% lower for Alzheimer’s specifically. The effect wasn’t the same for every woman. https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-health-and-life-sciences/hrt-linked-to-lower-dementia-risk-in-large-uk-study/ The Study … Read more