Midlife Health Research

the late reproductive stage

The time before noticeably irregular cycles — The Late Reproductive Stage

Announcing the publication of our first scientific research paper. The paper is a review of the previous research about the Late Reproductive Stage (LRS) — the time before we skip periods and have cycle changes that vary more than 7 days — basically when we are said to be still…

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The Very Early Perimenopause — a Talk by Dr. Jerilynn Prior

Women Living Better founder Nina Coslov wrote a blog post for Our Bodies Ourselves to tee up a presentation that WLB advisor Dr. Jerilynn Prior gave at Tufts Medical School about perimenopause. In it, Nina shares her personal story, how it led her to create Women Living Better and Dr. Prior’s…

Melatonin and Sleep

Q&A with a Melatonin Expert

Dr. Paula Witt-Enderby Discusses Recent Research on Melatonin, Sleep and The Menopausal Transition In the Q&A that follows Dr. Witt-Enterby explains how our natural melatonin rhythms work. That’s right, melatonin is not just a supplement taken to improve sleep; it’s also a hormone made by a gland in our brain….

Lisa Mosconi

Menopause and Alzheimer’s

Dr. Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D., Director of the Women’s Brain Initiative and Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College is interviewed by Deborah Copaken. They cover many topics in the interview, but two of particular interest are what is and isn’t known about women’s brain health and…

awake at night

Awake at night? Trouble sleeping? Try tracking.