Immunoglobulin (IgG) glycosylation is a complex enzymatically controlled process, essential
for the structure and function of IgG. IgG glycome is relatively stable in the state of …

Estrogen is one of the most important female sex hormones, and is indispensable for
reproduction. However, its role is much wider. Among others, due to its neuroprotective …

Background Menopause and HIV are associated with cardiometabolic disease. In sub-
Saharan Africa there is a growing population of midlife women living with HIV and a high …

Hypertension is the most prevalent cardiovascular disease of the adult population and is
closely associated with serious cardiovascular events. The burden of hypertension with …

Iron has been shown to play a dual role in health and disease, with either a protective or
harmful effect. Some of the contradictory findings from observational studies may be due to …

Menopause, when menstrual cycles stop, is brought on by a decline in the level of the
hormones progesterone and oestrogen synthesised by the ovaries. Menopause is an …

Context Perturbations to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis have been
hypothesized to increase postmenopausal cardiometabolic risk. Although sleep disturbance …

(1) Background: Menopause is an important event in women's lives, possibly contributing to
the development of CVD, which is associated with changes in the cardiovascular risk profile …

OBJECTIVE: Menopause is an important transition period in a woman's reproductive life
during which hormonal changes occur, resulting in an increased risk of cardiovascular …

Objectives: To provide a step-by-step, easy-to-understand, practical guide for systematic
review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Methods: A multidisciplinary team of …