Inside the bold project to predict the start of your menopause… and delay it

DEENA EMERA WAS MESMERIZED BY the images on the screen. “They were beautiful,” she says of the slides she saw in December—each a microscopic closeup of a bowhead whale’s ovary. The images were marvelo

What if menopause weren’t a cliff edge, a medical emergency, or the beginning of invisibility — but instead a profound psychological transition? What if it marked a neurological rebirth, and the start of a more focused, creative, self-directed chapter of life?

Driven by metrics, fuelled by AI and never far from a ‘hmm, really?’ TikTok trend, wellness has never been more complex. Or innovative. Or exciting. Guided by expert intel, we place our bets on the newness you’ll be trying, tracking and tuning into this year

Hot flushes, night sweats and period changes are well-known symptoms of perimenopause – but many women are missing little known signs and suffering in silence. Results from a survey by CanesMeno showe

Thinking of joining a gym? How about one specifically for your vagina?! That’s just one of the new technological wonders available to improve pelvic floor health, along with a swathe of new treatments, home devices and tests all designed to help us feel healthier inside and out. Editor-in-Chief Katy Sunnassee looks at what’s going to be big on the women’s wellness scene for 2026.

C laire Whitmore was positive ‘it’ had started. ...