Immunopause consortium
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Immunopause is a consortium of immunologists working to understand how menopause influences immunity. The account is run by @emmaschambers
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Happy World Menopause Day. Reminder that as well as the impact of menopause on physical and mental wellbeing. Menopause also seems to be an immune-ageing event www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...
Hormone replacement therapy may help restore immunity in menopausal women
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October 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Happy World Menopause Day. Reminder that as well as the impact of menopause on physical and mental wellbeing. Menopause also seems to be an immune-ageing event www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...
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Until menopause women have more key immune cells, which may explain why they're less prone to some infections than men, finds a @jem.org study from @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social including Dr Hannah Peckham @hlpeks.bsky.social & Dr Lizzy Rosser @bcellsrosser.bsky.social
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...
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Abundance of key immune cells may be influenced by oestrogen and XX chromosomes
Women have a higher proportion of key immune cells between puberty and menopause, which may be linked to the sex hormone oestrogen and explain why they are less susceptible to certain infectious disea...
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March 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Until menopause women have more key immune cells, which may explain why they're less prone to some infections than men, finds a @jem.org study from @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social including Dr Hannah Peckham @hlpeks.bsky.social & Dr Lizzy Rosser @bcellsrosser.bsky.social
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...