New framework unravels menopause timing

Researchers have developed a theoretical framework that quantitatively predicts menopause timing.

Marcy DeLuna-Rice • futurity
Feb. 25, 2025 ~4 min

3 things women should know about stroke risk

A researcher who has studied women and stroke for over a decade shares three crucial risk factors that every woman should know.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Feb. 2, 2024 ~7 min


Heavy metals may bring on early menopause

Elevated levels of heavy metals in middle-aged women may lead to earlier arrival of menopause and its negative health effects.

Kim North Shine-U. Michigan • futurity
Jan. 26, 2024 ~5 min

Team finds first proof chimpanzees go through menopause

Female humans and some whales aren't the only mammals to go through menopause. A new study finds wild chimpanzees do, too.

Kyle Mittan-U. Arizona • futurity
Oct. 27, 2023 ~8 min

Expert: Endocrine therapy for breast cancer is hard but effective

More than 30% of patients stop taking endocrine therapy early and many don't take it as prescribed, despite its life-saving benefits.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Oct. 18, 2023 ~8 min

1 estrogen delivery speeds bone healing in postmenopausal mice

Just one delivery of estrogen to a fracture can speed up healing in postmenopausal mice, researchers have discovered.

Stanford • futurity
Dec. 15, 2022 ~5 min

Hormone may help gauge heart health at menopause

New research finds a link between a hormone called anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and cholesterol levels at the time of menopause.

Allison Hydzik-Pittsburgh • futurity
Dec. 12, 2022 ~6 min

Can CBD treat postmenopausal women?

Cannabidiol may be a possible treatment for postmenopausal women, whose ovaries have stopped making estrogen, a new study shows.

Megan Schumann-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 15, 2022 ~5 min


Menstrual cycle length pre-menopause may signal heart risk

Changes menstrual cycle length before menopause may offer a way to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease after.

Allison Hydzik-Pittsburgh • futurity
Oct. 15, 2021 ~7 min

Caffeine doesn’t affect breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women

A new study finds no association between consuming caffeine in tea or coffee and invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

David Hill-Buffalo • futurity
Sept. 28, 2021 ~6 min

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