Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD

Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD, director, Women’s Biobehavioral Health Laboratory, professor of psychiatry, psychology, epidemiology, and clinical and translational science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.

What Your Hot Flashes Say About Your Health

What Your Hot Flashes Say About Your Health

Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD | November 15, 2016

When is a hot flash not just a hot flash? When it’s a window into future health—of your heart, your…

Hot Flashes Linked to Heart Disease

Hot Flashes Linked to Heart Disease

Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD | January 27, 2016

More than 70% of women experience hot flashes around the time of menopause. Not only are hot flashes bothersome (to…

Myth Buster: Thin Women Actually Have Fewer Hot Flashes

Myth Buster: Thin Women Actually Have Fewer Hot Flashes

Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD | June 6, 2013

Because body fat can convert male hormones into estrogen, many people have long assumed that heavy women have an estrogen…