Washington, Oct. 2 -- Congresswoman Andrea Salinas issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) celebrates the five-year extension of funding for the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award the study $44,456,682 to continue studying menopause and additional midlife factors that may contribute to women's health.
"Menopause affects every woman as they age, yet it has long been underresearched and underfunded, thus limiting our understanding of its impact on women's lives. Over the last three decades, SWAN researchers have made innovative breakthroughs in understanding how perimenopause and menopause can exacerbate mental h...