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#Womens Health

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Creatine monohydrate supplement displayed on a kitchen counter

Why women have less creatine in their brains — and what the evidence says about supplementing it

Women have 70 to 80 percent lower brain creatine stores than men. A 2024 meta-analysis and the 2025 CONCRET-MENOPA trial suggest supplementation may improve memory and processing speed — here is the evidence, the gaps, and what we still do not know.

Rafael Costa8 min read
Close-up of a patient consulting a doctor with a clipboard in a medical setting.
Hormones

The Lancet Just Renamed PCOS. For 170 Million Women, It Changes Everything

After 14 years of global consensus-building, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome has been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. The new name captures what the condition actually is — and why 70 percent of affected individuals remain undiagnosed.

Priya Nair
Fresh edamame soybeans in a bowl with sea salt on a wooden table — whole soybeans are the richest dietary source of daidzein, genistein, and glycitein, the three isoflavones linked to hot flash reduction in the 2025 trial
Hormones

Soy isoflavones cut severe hot flashes by 92% in 12-week trial

A secondary analysis of a randomized trial found that a low-fat vegan diet supplemented with soybeans reduced severe hot flashes by 92% in postmenopausal women, with daidzein emerging as the main independent predictor. The reduction was not mediated by weight loss.

Priya Nair