Globally, over 24 million people are living with dementia, and diagnoses are rising with an aging population. Annually, approximately 4.6 million new cases are reported, translating to one diagnosis every 7 seconds. By 2040, the number of dementia cases is projected to double, reaching 81.1 million worldwide.
Presented at the 26th European Congress of Endocrinology in Sweden, the study revealed that hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the most common treatment, can lower the associated risk.
A new five-year study involving 119 patients sought to fill some of that information void by investigating the association between obesity and self-reported efficacy of HT in peri- and postmenopausal women.
Premature menopause, defined as menopause that occurs spontaneously before the age of 40 or due to surgical intervention before the age of 45, has been associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.
The general onset is observed in middle-aged women, i.e., between 40 to 50 years of age. As aging advances, the reproductive cycle slows down and prepares to stop.
Menopause is associated with several physical and psychological manifestations that significantly impact an individual's physical, social, and emotional well-being.
"I did some initial research to find out what was on the market, and there was absolutely nothing apart from nightwear," Nicholson said in a statement.
Hyderabad: A drug widely used for the treatment of post-menopausal symptoms and osteoporosis among women now has the potential to treat malaria. In a ground-breaking study, researchers from Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have demonstrated that Bazedoxifene is anti-parasitic and inhibits Plasmodium falciparum, the unicellular protozoan parasite that causes malaria in humans. […]
"Helping women sleep better during menopause may therefore reduce the chances a woman will gain weight, which in turn will lower her risk of diabetes and other related diseases."
