Jean Davis, interim assistant dean for Adult Health and associate professor At Wayne State, is conducting a study on the effects on menopausal sleep disturbances. The study, which has revealed a connection between exercise and sleep, is funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. "What I'm basing this on is (that) not only are sleep aids not doing any good, most women are not using hormone replacement therapy, which has been shown to help (sleep disturbances)," Davis said. "What we're hoping to come up with is a basis for custom exercise 'prescriptions' that meet the needs of the individual." A photo of Wayne State graduate students Lindsay Sammut and Schawna Thaxton assisting a study participant is included.