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  • Study models the causes of insomnia in menopausal women

    Mar 14, 2023 8:15 am by Ananya SenResearch
    Illinois professors, from left, Jodi Flaws, Megan Mahoney and Rebecca Smith found that nocturnal hot flashes can serve as a predictor of insomnia in menopausal women.

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    • Illinois professors, from left, Jodi Flaws, Megan Mahoney and Rebecca Smith found that nocturnal hot flashes can serve as a predictor of insomnia in menopausal women.

    'Surprisingly, we did not find that hormone levels can predict sleep disruption. We did, however, find that women who have hot flashes at night also have insomnia. (And) women who had insomnia in the fourth year also had it in the first year.'