The BBC reports today on research that suggests that some forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can slightly shrink the brains of post-menopausal women. The US study led by researchers at Wake Forest University is published in Neurology
The findings may help explain previous work linking HRT to an increased risk of memory loss and dementia. Link to continue reading
Source: BBC, Wake Forest University
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Having an imperfect body may come with some substantial benefits, according to a new article in the December issue of Current Anthropology.
The hormones that make women physically stronger, more competitive and better able to deal with stress also tend to redistribute fat from the hips to the waist, according to Elizabeth Cashdan, an anthropologist at the University of Utah. So in societies and situations where women are under pressure to procure resources, they may be less likely to have the classic hourglass figure. [continue reading…]
Single working moms, often with little support networks spend up to 90 percent as much time raising children as their married counterparts.
“Time poor” single mothers come surprisingly close in the number of hours they spend caring for their children compared to married mothers, and the difference is explained almost entirely by socio-economic factors and the kind of jobs they hold, say University of Maryland sociologists in a new study.The researchers conclude public policy focuses too heavily on the mother’s marital status.
The study, published in the December issue of the “Journal of Marriage and Family,” [continue reading…]
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A lack of specific brain receptors has been linked with schizophrenia in new research by scientists at Newcastle University.
In work published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team has found that NMDA receptors are essential in modifying brain oscillations – electrical wave patterns – which are altered in patients with schizophrenia. [continue reading…]
