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Showing 1 to 20 of 74 for “"Post-menopausal"”.
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Weight Fluctuation and Cancer Risk in Post-Menopausal Women: The Women's Health Initiative
… of breast, endometrial, and colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women.
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Lifetime stress, blood pressure, heart rate, and salivary cortisol levels in post-menopausal women
Post-menopausal women are a unique group who may be at increased risk for the development of coronary heart disease. As such, more research is needed to understand the physiology of these women. This study had two purposes. The first was to assess the effects of past stress levels on blood pressure …
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Assessing calcium absorption from fortified soymilk and fermented fortified soymilk in osteopenic post menopausal women
… soymilk (CFSM) compared to cows’ milk in post menopausal women, and to investigate ways of optimising the calcium bioavailability from commercially available CFSM. The project consisted of two parts: in vitro studies and the in vivo clinical studies.
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Relationship of Anger Trait and Anger Expression to C-Reactive Protein in Post-Menopausal Women
… biomarker, C-reactive protein, in post-menopausal women who scored high on anger characteristics compared to those with low anger characteristics. Mean levels of C-reactive protein were not found to be different in a sample of 42 women with high trait anger or high anger expression …
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Symptoms Experienced By Post-Menopausal Breast Cancer Survivors On Aromatase Inhibitors: A Secondary Analysis Of Baseline Data
… analysis exploring the symptom profile of post-menopausal breast cancer survivors on AIs. Methods: Data were collected from self-reported demographic and medical forms from 36 women on AIs identified in the primary study. Symptoms were identified using the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial …
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Best Practice to Promote Bone Health in Post-menopausal Women through Adequate Intake of Calcium and Vitamin D
<p>BEST PRACTICE TO PROMOTE BONE HEALTH IN POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN THROUGH ADEQUATE INTAKE OF </p> <p>CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D </p> <p>Ellen S. Adkins, BSN, RN </p> <p>College of Nursing </p> <p>University of South Carolina </p> <p>Doctor of Nursing Practice degree </p> <p>ABSTRACT</p> <p> Osteoporosis …
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The impact of exercise and thermal training interventions on thermoregulatory and cardiovascular function in young and post-menopausal females
… for cutaneous vasodilation and sweating in pre-menopausal females. Exercise training is also known to positively impact vascular function in the conduit, cutaneous and cerebral vessels and thus can also decrease cardiovascular risk in symptomatic post-menopausal females. Heat acclimation …
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The Impact of Mood Disorders on Cognitive Function in Post-menopausal Women Undergoing Treatment for Early-stage Breast Cancer
<p>PURPOSE: Many post-menopausal women who are treated for early-stage breast cancer report experiencing cognitive difficulties following adjuvant chemotherapy. However, the generalizability of the results of a number of studies that have attempted to document the association between adjuvant …
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Comparison of moderate-and low-fat reduced energy diets on weight loss and body composition in post-menopausal women with android obesity
… ratio (WHR). Twenty-eight abdominally obese, postmenopausal females consumed either a 1200 kcal moderate fat diet consisting of 30 to 32% of total calories from fat (MFD; N = 16), or a 1200 kcal low fat diet with 20 to 22% of calories supplied from fat (LFD; N- 12). Prior to weight loss, all …
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Metabolism of progesterone
… by Human Subjects: Introduction: (1) Healthy Post -Menopausal Women (2) Healthy Young Men (3) Oestrogen pre-treated Post-Menopausal Women (4) Hysterectomised Post-Menopausal Women (5) Hypertensive Cases (6) Administration of Pregnanediol or Sodium pregnanediol glucuronidate (7) Continued Daily …
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Effects of four weeks of daily soy or dairy milk ingestion on the exercise-induced proteolytic responses in plasma and skeletal muscle in a post-menopausal female population.
… run. Testing sessions were complete pre and post supplementation, as well as at 0, 4, 24, and 48 hrs post exercise. Each testing session included blood collection and vastus lateralis muscle biopsy, except no biopsy was performed immediately or 48 hrs post exercise. The blood was analyzed for …
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Women's Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy
… expect to spend a third of their lives in the post menopausal years. An important decision a women faces during the post menopausal years is whether or not to take hormone replacement therapy (HRT). For some women, the decision is made after careful consideration of information avail able to …
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Effects of four weeks of daily soy milk or dairy milk ingestion on the exercise induced inflammatory and oxidative responses in plasma and skeletal muscle in a post-menopausal female population.
… randomized, controlled trial was conducted on 31 postmenopausal women at Baylor University, Waco TX. After a two week run-in period, subjects were randomly assigned to consume three servings of vanilla soy (n=16) or reduced-fat dairy (n=15) milk per day for four weeks. Parameters of systemic …
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Regulation of Micrornas by 17β-Estradiol in the Aging Female Brain
… (E2) levels in women who are going through the menopausal transition to alleviate the negative symptoms associated with menopause and decrease the risk of chronic diseases. Clinical and basic science research had previously shown that HT provided protection from cognitive decline and reduced the …
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Effects of menopause and sex on shoulder complex tissue elasticity and pain-related outcomes
… changes that impact musculoskeletal health, with menopausal females experiencing a high prevalence of shoulder pain and dysfunction. This study examined the effects of sex, menopause status, and pain-related disability on passive musculoskeletal tissue elasticity and mechanical pain sensitivity in …
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The impact of ageing and exercise training on cardiac structure and function in healthy females
… programme upon cardiac structure and function in post-menopausal females as well as c) the effects of competitive exercise training on cardiac structure and function in post-menopausal female athletes and controls. The exact nature of left ventricular (LV) remodelling with age is the source of …
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Life After Menopause: Quality of Life in Women Diagnosed With PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome After The Childbearing Years
… happens after a woman diagnosed with PCOS is menopausal or post menopausal. This study researched the quality of life in women with PCOS before and after menopause in an attempt to compare the two groups.</p>
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The molecular actions of medroxyprogesterone acetate on androgen receptor signalling and the promotion of breast cancer.
… (MPA) and increased breast cancer risk in post-menopausal women. Since the first WHI report in 2002, other observational studies have demonstrated that it is the addition of the synthetic progestin in the cHRT that is associated with an increase in breast cancer risk. The focus of this …
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Skeletal muscle mass, function, and metabolic regulation between menopause stages in moderately active mid-life females
… exercise training between pre-, peri and post-menopausal mid-life females. Seventy one moderately active pre-, peri, and post-menopausal females were characterised cross-sectionally accounting for age, physical activity and protein intake. While total and appendicular lean mass were …
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