{
  "id": 13986523,
  "title": "Population-scale reconstruction of menopause dynamics reveals a physiological cliff at the final menstrual period",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/population-scale-reconstruction-of-menopause-dynamics-reveals-a",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nature Medicine",
    "slug": "nature-medicine",
    "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04614-0"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nature Medicine, Published online: 12 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04614-0 By using a novel computational framework, a cross-sectional analysis on laboratory data from two independent cohorts reveals that the final menstrual period marks an abrupt, multisystem physiological shift, with sex hormone changes beginning more than 10 years before menopause onset.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}