A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience has found that taking Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) when menopausal symptoms begin, usually between ages 40 and 50, may protect the female brain from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Dr. Lisa Mosconi, director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program and the Women’s Brain Initiative at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, and colleagues have found that starting HRT early increases its protective effect on the brain. ...
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