Menopause

A low-insulin diet may help curb menopause weight gain, with researchers suggesting that avoiding four food groups could help women avoid gaining weight. The findings suggest women who ate more vegetables and avoided red and processed meats, potatoes, salty foods and ultra-processed foods were most likely to prevent weight gain during menopause. Weight gain and [...]

By Sarah Bolt, Forth Following recent approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, testosterone is set to become much more widely available to women in the UK. Offering greater access to testosterone treatment through their GP, the move marks a significant shift in how menopause symptoms are recognised and treated. However, despite the [...]

Wegovy is linked to lower risks of migraine and depression in menopausal women than hormone therapy alone, a study has found. Women across all menopause stages taking semaglutide had a 42 to 45 per cent lower risk of migraine six months after starting the medication and a 25 per cent lower risk of depression than [...]

Abdominal obesity may lead to worse menopause symptoms, including forgetfulness, irritability and night sweats, a new study suggests. The findings point to a possible link between fat stored around the waist and more severe midlife symptoms. Researchers said waist-to-height ratio could help identify women who may benefit from more targeted support. Dr Monica [...]

Perimenopause may offer a key window to spot heart disease risk earlier, with women in the transition twice as likely to have low heart health scores, new research suggests. The findings suggest the transition to menopause could be an important time to reassess risk and prompt lifestyle changes. Garima Arora is senior author [...]

Osteoporosis may raise the risk of death in postmenopausal women by up to 47 per cent, a new study suggests. The findings point to an inverse relationship between femoral bone mineral density and mortality risk, especially within certain ranges. Femoral bone mineral density is the amount of mineral in the thigh bone, which is often [...]

A new study will investigate why women's hearts may be affected differently by type 2 diabetes before and after menopause. The researchers are among a cohort of leading mid-career scientists to receive a total of almost €6m, about £5.2m, through a partnership between the British Heart Foundation, the Dutch Heart Foundation, the German Centre for Cardiovascular [...]

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may offer short-term relief for menopause insomnia and night-time hot flushes, a pilot study suggests. CBT is a structured, short-term talking treatment that helps people change thoughts and behaviours that can worsen sleep problems. Researchers found the intervention was linked to meaningful short-term improvements in insomnia severity, hot flush interference, sleep [...]

Women aged 50 to 80 with menopause symptoms were more likely to report sleep problems than those without in a US national poll. In a cross-sectional analysis of 1,202 US women, investigators found that 56.4 per cent reported sleep problems overall. Among women with menopause-related symptoms, 75 per cent reported sleep problems, compared with 49.8 [...]

An AI atlas has mapped how reproductive organs age through menopause, with the ovaries, vagina and uterus changing on different timelines. To better understand how this process affects health, researchers at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center developed what they describe as the first large-scale atlas of female reproductive system ageing, using artificial intelligence. The team combined [...]