India, July 1 -- Researchers from the University of Vermont's Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine have found that menopause, once considered a taboo topic, can affect how the brain works.
The study, led by Julie Dumas, compared brain function in women before menopause (premenopause), during menopause (perimenopause), and after menopause (postmenopause). The researchers, who study how hormones affect brain aging in middle-aged women, found clear differences in brain activity during a 'resting state,' when people are awake but not doing any specific task. These changes appeared to be linked to shifts in hormone levels, especially estrogen, which plays a key role in women's reproductive health.
Published in the journal Menopause, the off...