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Research challenges current thinking on the genetic causes of very early menopause
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Research challenges current thinking on the genetic causes of very early menopause

by University of Exeter Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The genetic causes of very early menopause will have to be reconsidered after researchers found that nearly all women who carried variations thought to cause the condition in fact had their menopause at an older age. Until now, variants in any one of more than 100 genes were thought to...

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Early menopause, later start to hormone therapy may increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease

by  Mass General Brigham Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Women are more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD), with women making up two-thirds of the population living with AD. A new study, led by Mass General Brigham researchers, sheds light on the relationship between the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and age of menopause and use...