Novel, soy-based compound could improve menopause symptomsOctober 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - SE5-OH containing Natural S-equol-a novel soy germ-based ingredient in a supplement-was found to improve menopausal symptoms, reveals a study in Japanese women. In fact, the ingredient has the potential to reduce hot flash frequency by nearly 59 percent.
Alcoholism negatively affects sleep despite long periods of sobrietyOctober 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Long-term alcoholism can have detrimental effects on a person's sleep despite long periods of abstinence, according to a study. And the above pattern is similar in both men and women.
US, Colombian and Mexican law enforcement seize $41 million in suspected drug moneySeptember 30th, 2009 US, Colombian, Mexican officials seize $41 millionWASHINGTON — U.S. and Colombian authorities seized $41 million in suspected drug money over the past two weeks — one of the largest seizures in the history of the countries' joint efforts, law enforcement officials said Monday.
Menopausal women on hormone therapy shouldn't stop treatment prior to mammogramsSeptember 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers have suggested that menopausal women on hormone therapy (HT) shouldn't stop their treatment prior to their annual mammogram screenings. Annual mammography screening significantly reduces the breast cancer mortality in women older than 50, and is considered a pillar of routine healthcare maintenance.
Sleep can reduce mistakes in memorySeptember 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Here's a pointer for students flubbing multiple-choice tests: Sleep can reduce mistakes in memory, says a new study. The first-of-its-kind study led by a cognitive neuroscientist at Michigan State University, appears in the September issue of the journal Learning and Memory.
Why menopausal women are more likely to have big belliesAugust 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The reason behind the increase in visceral fat, more commonly called belly fat, in middle-aged women is not age, but the change in hormone balance that occurs during the menopause transition, say researchers at Rush University Medical Center. "Of all the factors we analyzed that could possibly account for the increase in visceral fat during this period in a woman's lifetime, levels of active testosterone proved to be the one most closely linked with abdominal fat," said Imke Janssen, PhD, assistant professor of preventive medicine and the study's lead investigator.
Sleep duration linked to weight gainJune 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - According to a new study, Body Mass Index (BMI) varies as a function of habitual sleep duration. The study has been presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Hormone therapy, exercise 'helps cut belly fat among older women'June 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Postmenopausal women who take hormone therapy may get added benefit if they stay physically active, say researchers. The team from University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil showed that hormone therapy along combined with some exercise can reduce belly fat, body fat percentage after menopause among older women.
Couples' sleep quality linked to quality of their relationshipJune 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has found a link between couples' sleep quality and the quality of their relationship. It has shown that couples' relationship quality affects their sleep, and their sleep also affects their subsequent relationship functioning.
Gaming addicts suffer from poor sleep hygiene, increased sleepinessJune 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Gamers who are hooked on to their computers or consoles for more than seven hours a week, and who identified themselves as addicts, tend to sleep less during the weekdays and experience greater sleepiness than casual or non-gamers, according to a study. The new findings suggest that excessive gamers have significantly poorer sleep hygiene, and sleep less on weekdays than other gamers.
Sleep extension improves athletic performanceJune 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has shown that sleep extension helps improve athletic performance. In the study, researchers found that sleep extension in athletes was associated with a faster sprinting drill, increased hitting accuracy including valid serves, and hitting depth drill.
Nerve pain pill found effective in treating hot flashesMay 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A pill used to treat nerve pain has been found effective in treating hot flashes in women, claim Mayo Clinic researchers. They have found that pregabalin decreased hot flash severity and frequency about 20 percent more than did a placebo.
Protect your bones, have a drinkMarch 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Post menopausal women and men over 60 years who drink alcohol moderately seem to have stronger bones, according to a new study. The study found that regular moderate consumption of beer or wine may have protective effects on bone, but that heavy drinking may contribute to bone loss.
Can sex hormone dab revive libido in post-menopausal women?January 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Could a dab of testosterone gell revive flagging libidos in post-menopausal women?
Researchers are testing LibiGel, dubbed the 'pink Viagra' on 3,500 women at 50 US locations, under phase III of the clinical trials, a report in Albuquerque Journal quoting Frederick Snoy, a lead investigator at one of the sites, said. In another study, researchers are enlisting women between the ages of 30 and 65, complaining of lower libido post-surgical menopause (hysterectomy and removal of the ovaries), and recipients of estrogen replacement therapy.
Hope for women who suffer infertility, pelvic pain during sexJanuary 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - There is some hope for women who suffer from endometriosis, infertility and pelvic pain during sex, a chronic disease that affects five to 10 million women in the US. Serdar Bulun, professor of gynaecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and colleagues have discovered key epigenetic abnormalities in endometriosis and identified existing chemicals that now help treat it.
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