A decades-long study of postmenopausal women shows that a simple blood biomarker may help identify individuals at higher risk of cognitive decline and dementia years before symptoms appear. Study: Plasma Phosphorylated Tau 217 and Incident Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Older Women. Image Credit: meeboonstudio / Shutterstock In a recent study published in JAMA Network … Read more
TOPLINE: A study found that fourth-generation progestins in oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) were associated with more than double the risk for melasma than with no exposure, while third-generation progestins showed the lowest risk among all synthetic progestin types. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analyzed data from 51,101 women with melasma and 51,101 matched controls without melasma using the … Read more
TOPLINE: Among women, the use of systemic hormonal contraceptives is independently associated with an increased likelihood of having allergic rhinitis, a study showed. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analyzed data from 46,205 women in the United States (average age, 30.9 years) to examine associations between the use of systemic hormonal contraceptives and the risk for rhinitis, which encompasses … Read more
Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark in The BMJ today that draws on prescription records to give more precise estimates for different products than previous studies. The highest risk estimates were for oestrogen containing products, in particular the vaginal ring and skin patch. The … Read more