HRT could protect at-risk women from Alzheimer’s disease

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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) could help prevent Alzheimer's Dementia among women at risk of developing the disease - according to University of East Anglia research.

Published 5 months ago · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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The Guardian

HRT ‘potentially important’ in reducing women’s dementia risk

Research suggests hormone replacement therapy may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s in some women

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

HRT ‘may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease’ in at-risk women

Alzheimer’s affects an estimated one in 14 people over the age of 65 and one in every six people over the age of 80.

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

HRT may prevent Alzheimer’s disease in menopausal women

Women who take medication have better memory, cognitive function and brain volumes than those who do not, research suggests

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Sun

New breakthrough in dementia battle as HRT could ‘slash risk of developing disease’

HORMONE replacement therapy could slash the risk of dementia by keeping the brain young, a study found. A gene mutation called APOE4 — carried by a quarter of women — raises the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Getty‘The effects of HRT in this study, if confirmed, would equate to a brain age that is several years younger’, says Dr Rasha Saleh[/caption] But those with the gene and on HRT were found to have “better memory and larger brain volumes” tha…

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Sky News UK

HRT could prevent Alzheimer's disease in at-risk women, study suggests

Researchers said hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with better memory, cognitive function and larger brain volumes in later life in women carrying a gene considered the strongest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.

5 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Times

HRT could protect at-risk women from Alzheimer’s disease

Hormone replacement therapy may help to guard against Alzheimer’s disease in women who are at greater risk because of a key gene, say scientists.About a quarte

5 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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