Ovaries Appear to Develop an Incredible Second Role After Menopause
Ovaries may have a second role after menopause
📍 Where it landed
Reports indicated that ovaries may take on a second role or immune function after menopause. Research also suggested that age-related changes in the ovary emerge before reproductive cycles cease.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.
Where it stands
Research suggests that ovaries may take on a new role after menopause. Coverage from Medical Xpress, India Today, Universiteit Leiden, and ScienceAlert emphasizes that aging affects the ovary before reproductive function ends.
The focus is on the ovary's potential new immunity role, with Universiteit Leiden also discussing research into slowing ovarian ageing. Further details on this developing story are not yet available.
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The reporting (9)
- The ovaries may play a 'second role' even after a woman goes through menopause. GIGAZINE · 48d ago
- The ovaries may play a 'second role' even after a woman goes through menopause. GIGAZINE · 48d ago
- What do ovaries do after menopause? New US study says they make a career shift ThePrint · 48d ago
- Ovaries Might Take on an Immune Function After Menopause Nautilus | Science · 48d ago
- Age-Related Changes in the Ovary Emerge Before Reproductive Cycles Cease Technology Networks · 48d ago
- Aging reshapes the ovary long before reproductive function ends Medical Xpress · 48d ago
- Do ovaries take on a new immunity role after menopause? India Today · 48d ago
- ERC Advanced Grant for research into slowing ovarian ageing Universiteit Leiden · 48d ago
- Ovaries Appear to Develop an Incredible Second Role After Menopause ScienceAlert · 48d ago broke it first
Answered
What is the new role of ovaries after menopause?
Coverage suggests ovaries may take on an immunity role.
Which outlets are covering this story?
Medical Xpress, India Today, Universiteit Leiden, and ScienceAlert.
What else is being researched?
Research into slowing ovarian ageing is being conducted.
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