Global hotspots and prospects of perimenopausal depression: A bibliometric analysis via CiteSpace
Source : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.968629/full
BackgroundPerimenopausal depression (PMD) is characterized by affective symptoms as well as menopause-specific somatic complaints and has attracted increasing attention over the past few decades. Using a bibliometric tool, this study...
Discussion: These findings provide us with the core countries, institutions, and authors in PMD research and point out the direction of attention in this field. The current research focuses on depression, postmenopausal women, hot flashes, and other symptoms, as well as the prevalence and risk factors.
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Menopause Connect3yrKey Points • Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry • Conclusion: “This is the first study to use CiteSpace to perform bibliometric analysis and provide a visual display of publications on PMD from the cooperation among Show More
Low Handgrip Strength, Obesity Associated With Increased Risk of CKD in Women
A study published in The Journal of The North American Menopause Society found that postmenopausal women who had low handgrip strength and a high waist circumference, defined here as dynapenic-abdominal...
Conclusion: The researchers concluded that there was an association of dynapenic-abdominal obesity, determined by hand grip strength and abdominal obesity, with CKD in women post-menopause.
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Conclusion: This large, population-based cohort study found that sex-specific risk factors were associated with the risk of new-onset AF among women. The AF risk was elevated among women with early or delayed menopause. In addition, women with irregular menstrual cycles had a greater risk for AF onset. Both nulliparity and multiparity were...
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Statins provide protective immune benefits for females
Source : https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/962681
When we have too much cholesterol, it can build up in the walls of our arteries and cause cardiovascular disease. But cholesterol molecules play a critical role in our cells'...
Conclusion: Andersen found that statins, commonly prescribed lipid-lowering drugs, provide a protective immune function in females.
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Dr Hamid3yrThis study and it’s findings is especially significant because historically, drug trials have used predominantly male participants
Relation Between Sex, Menopause, and White Matter Hyperintensities
Source : https://n.neurology.org/content/99/9/e935.abstract
Background and Objectives Mounting evidence implies that there are sex differences in white matter hyperintensity (WMH) burden in older people. Questions remain regarding possible differences in WMH burden between men...
Discussion: After menopause, women displayed a higher burden of WMH than contemporary premenopausal women and men and an accelerated increase in WMH. Sex-specific effects of uncontrolled hypertension on WMH were not related to menopause.
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