Women's Health Initiative Memory Study of Younger Women (WHIMS-Y)

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Title: Women's Health Initiative Memory Study of Younger Women (WHIMS-Y)

Principal Investigator: Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD

Funding Agency: Wake Forest University Health Sciences / NIH

Period: 10/01/08 - 09/30/11

Abstract: The major goal of this study was to assess the long-term impact of random assignment to postmenopausal hormone therapy among women aged 50-54 at time of randomization into the WHI hormone trial.

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Researcher Spotlight

Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, principal investigator of UB’s Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Center, discusses the significance of the WHI, one of the longest and most comprehensive studies ever done on postmenopausal women.