hormones

Menopausal Hormone Therapy May Help Reduce Risk of Relapse in Some Women with Psychosis, Schizophrenia
Researchers have published results of what they say is “the first well-powered study” investigating how menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) affects the risk of psychosis relapse in women of menopausal… Read More
Study Provides Unprecedented View of Profound Brain Changes Over the Course of Pregnancy
A new brain imaging study of a single healthy 38-year-old woman has given neuroscientists an unprecedented view of the profound ways the brain changes during pregnancy. Among other things, the… Read More
Suicide Risk Fluctuates Across the Menstrual Cycle, Affecting Different Women Differently, Study Finds
Women and men are known to have different vulnerabilities to psychiatric and other illnesses. There are a variety of reasons, including biological differences between the sexes and a vast number of… Read More
Rapid-Acting Pill to Treat Postpartum Depression is Approved
On August 4th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved zuranolone, the first oral medication designed to treat postpartum depression (PPD) in adults. The drug, which is rapid-acting, was… Read More