Duke Appiah 2 TTUHSC.jpg (IMAGE) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Caption TTUHSC's Duke Appiah, Ph.D., and a team of collaborators recently investigated factors that may be driving a link between the duration of a woman's reproductive life span and her overall metabolic health. Credit TTUHSC Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.