#Neurology @thelancet Earlier menopause refers to menopause that occurs before the median age of natural menopause (age 50 years) & premature menopause refers to menopause that occurs before age 40 years. Emerging shreds of evidence indicated that earlier menopause, particularly premature menopause, irrespective of its spontaneous or surgery-induced nature, might be associated with increased risks of #cardiovasculardiseases, #sleepdisorders, #psychiatricdiseases ( #dementia )& other sequelae.

#bookishAdvent Day 4
Em and the Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto

This the raw-est account you'll find on #mentalheaIth in #india. #psychiatricdiseases especially, that too in a #middleclass family in #mumbai .But this is also #witty and there's occasional #warmth as well. For such a small book, there's so much said without saying.
@bookstodon #bookstodon #reading

Did you know that #myelination of neuronal axons by #oligodendrocytes in our #brain is a plastic process in which #myelin structure (white matter) can change in response to neuronal activity?

Here is a very interesting review article by Juliet Knowles and colleagues at Stanford University:

Adaptive and maladaptive myelination in health and disease

#OpenAccess article in Nature Reviews #Neurology: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41582-022-00737-3

#neuroscience #psychiatricdiseases