SWAN | Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation

Selected Research Findings

Lactation and Subsequent Maternal Visceral Adiposity
- Candace McClure, PhD, a SWAN investigator from the Coordinating Center at the University of Pittsburgh, presented her findings titled "Lactation and Subsequent Maternal Visceral Adiposity" at the American Heart Association, 50th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, San Francisco, CA, March 2-5, 2010. The results have been reported by Businessweek and Kompas (an Indonesian news site).

Are Changes in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Midlife Women Due to Chronological
Aging or to the Menopausal Transition?
- Karen Matthews, PhD, Principal Investigator of the Pittsburgh SWAN site, published a paper titled "Are Changes in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Midlife Women Due to Chronological Aging or to the Menopausal Transition?" in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009;54:2366-2673. Co author Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, DrPH, Principal Investigator of the SWAN Coordinating Center at the University of Pittsburgh, presented the results at the JACC Press Conference and on Pittsburgh news channels KDKA and WTAE. The study results have been reported by the Wall Street Journal, CNN, MSN, US News & World Report, Cardiology Today, Health News, Endocrine Today, American Medical News, MedPage Today, WIBW, Philly53, KDKA, KFSM and Leeftijdloze Schoonheid (a Netherlands magazine).

Accelerated hip bone loss in diabetic women across menopause
- Naila Khalil, PhD, a SWAN investigator from Wright State University, received a young investigator award from The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) for her presentation titled "Bone changes and incident fractures during menopause in women with diabetes in SWAN."

Hot flashes and carotid intima media thickening: Findings from the SWAN Heart Study
- Rebecca Thurston, PhD, a SWAN investigator from the University of Pittsburgh, received two awards from the North American Menopause Society (NAMS). Rebecca's work on hot flashes was received the NAMS/Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Vasomotor Research Award and the NAMS New Investigator Award.

Hopelessness, Depressive Symptoms and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Heart Study
- Susan Everson-Rose, PhD of the University of Minnesota and a SWAN investigator published a paper titled "Hopelessness, Depressive Symptoms and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Heart Study" in Stroke 2009;40(10):3166-3172. Her findings have reported in a number of media sources including US News & World Report, ABC News, MSNBC, WCCO, China Daily, The Times of India, Science Daily, Herald Sun, Science Blog and One India.

Effects of the menopause transition and hormone use on cognitive performance in midlife women
- Gail Greendale, MD and Principal Investigator of the UCLA SWAN site published a paper titled "Effects of the menopause transition and hormone use on cognitive performance in midlife women" in Neurology 2009;72(21):1850-1857. The article has been covered by a number of lay media sources including the New York Times, AARP and ABC News.

Testosterone and Visceral Fat in Midlife Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Fat Patterning Study
- Imke Janssen, PhD and investigator at the Chicago SWAN site published a paper titled "Testosterone and Visceral Fat in Midlife Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Fat Patterning Study" in Obesity doi 10.1038/oby.2009.251. The article has been covered by lay media sources including Science Daily, Examiner, EmaxHealth and Medical News Today.

Marital Happiness and Sleep Disturbances in a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Middle-Aged Women
- Wendy Troxel, PhD and investigator at the Pittsburgh SWAN site published a paper titled "Marital Happiness and Sleep Disturbances in a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Middle-Aged Women" in Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2009;7(1):2-19. The article has been reported by a number of sources including Pittsburgh Live, Reuters, WebMD, MedicineNet, Health Vital Information with a Human Touch and Bio-Medicine.

Menopause and the Metabolic Syndrome: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN).
- Imke Janssen, PhD, and investigator at the Chicago SWAN site published a paper titled "Menopause and the Metabolic Syndrome: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)" in Archives of Internal Medicine 2008;168(14):1568-1575. The article has been covered by lay media sources including Reuters.

Sexual Functioning and Practices in a Multi-Ethnic Study of Midlife Women: Baseline Results from SWAN
- The article "Sexual Functioning and Practices in a Multi-Ethnic Study of Midlife Women: Baseline Results from SWAN" by Virginia S. Cain published in the Journal of Sex and Research 2003 Aug;40(3):266-76 has been selected by SSSS (Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality)for the Henry Beigel Research Award, which honors the best paper published in the Journal of Sex Research in the past year.