Inflammatory disorders

Does inflammation in mid-life affect late-life mobility?

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, having high inflammation in midlife was associated with a clinically meaningful slower gait speed—an indicator of mobility—20 years later.

Health

Fracture risk up with prediabetes before menopause transition

For women in midlife, prediabetes before the menopause transition (MT) is associated with increased risk of incident fracture during and after the transition, according to a study published online May 23 in JAMA Network Open.

Neuroscience

Menopausal hormone changes linked to cognitive deficits

A new study led by UCLA neurologist Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl sheds light on the underlying mechanisms linking menopause to cognitive deficits and brain atrophy, revealing a crucial role for estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) in astrocytes. ...

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