A UA research team has identified a region in the brain that may trigger the uncomfortable surges of heat most women experience in the first few years of menopause.

A bigger part of the female population struggles with weight gain after menopause. Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina found that gaining weight back after a diet could put women at greater risk of diabetes and heart disease.

On a similar matter, a new research from American Association for Cancer Research claims that obesity and overeating during menopause together promote breast tumor growth and progression.

The study, published in the October 24 online issue of Neurology, found that women who began hormone therapy within five years of menopause had a 30 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s or dementia than those who did not use the medication.

Baby boomer women & beauty – A study.

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