{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"\ud83e\udde0 Menopause, Molecules &amp; Memory: Is the Brain Sending a Warning?","description":"\ud83e\udde0 Menopause, Molecules &amp;amp; Memory Could menopause be a \u201cstress test\u201d for the brain? \ud83d\udd2c Researchers identified 16 brain-related blood proteins elevated after menopause. The signature tracked with higher FSH and lower estradiol, while inflammatory cytokines were especially elevated in women reporting night sweats. \ud83e\ude78 Intriguingly, several of the same proteins were elevated in older women with cognitive decline or dementia. \ud83d\udca1 Menopause may offer a critical midlife window to identify brain vulnerability\u2014and perhaps intervene early. \u26a0\ufe0f Promising, but preliminary: larger longitudinal studies are needed. ","author_name":"Dr. RR Baliga's 'Podkast for the Kurious Doc'. Where Curiosity meets Clarity!","author_url":"http:\/\/www.MasterMedFacts.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43249758\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207385863"}