menopause

by University of California, Irvine edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of California, Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health have identified how the hormone asprosin influences long-term weight change among postmenopausal women in the United States. […]

by The Kinsey Institute edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels A new study from the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, published in the journal Menopause, finds self-pleasure is a valuable care strategy for managing menopause symptoms, especially mood and sleep changes. Most women are open to trying it, yet

by Mayo Clinic edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study from Mayo Clinic underscores the widespread impact of menopause symptoms on midlife women—and raises concern that most are navigating this stage of life without medical care to help manage those challenges. The study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, was

by University of Virginia edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan   Elinzanetant for the Treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms Associated With Menopause. Visual Abstract. Credit: JAMA Internal Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.4421 The investigational drug elinzanetant significantly reduces hot flashes and night sweats for postmenopausal women, a large, international clinical trial has found. The OASIS-3 trial enrolled more than 600 postmenopausal