Study Pinpoints Growing Use of Cannabis to Manage Menopause Symptoms
PHILADELPHIA — One in 10 midlife women said they used cannabis in the past month, some of which was to manage menopausal symptoms, a researcher reported here. In a nationally representative sample of U.S. women, ages 45 to 64, 42% said they had ever used cannabis either recreationally or for medical purposes in their lifetime, […]
Midlife Cognition Linked With Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity
Moderate and vigorous physical activity was linked with midlife cognition, a U.K. study showed. Among nearly 4,500 people born in 1970, time spent performing moderate and vigorous physical activity was associated with higher verbal memory and executive function scores relative to time spent sleeping, being sedentary, or engaging in light activity, according to John Mitchell, […]
Can CV Fat Predict Cognitive Function in Women in Midlife?
The quality of cardiovascular (CV) fat in midlife women may predict their cognitive function later on in life, a researcher found. High radiodensity of perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) around the descending aorta among women in their middle years (average age around 51) was significantly associated with worse working memory in the future (P=0.01), reported Meiyuzhen […]