Women who were both lonely and socially isolated could expect 2.4 fewer years free of major physical disease from the age of 50, a study of 277,489 UK adults has found. Healthy habits offset some of the harm linked to isolation, and WHO and some governments are now...
Women who reached menopause earlier had faster declines in memory and thinking in later life, a US study of 2,603 older women suggests. Its senior author sees midlife as a window to act on risk factors, and tackling such factors could prevent or delay nearly half of...
Most women who break a bone after 50 are never assessed for osteoporosis, though treatment can cut hip fracture risk by up to 40%. Ahead of World Osteoporosis Day on 20 October, the evidence points to fracture liaison services and bone building in girlhood as the...
