LearningRx reviews study on dementia and hormone therapy

Jun 8, 2017 by

A decade of postmenopausal hormone therapy may protect from dementia A study of 230,000 Finnish women found that estrogen-based hormone therapy that lasted longer than 10 years was associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer’s....

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Menstruation cycles change the way problem-solving is approached...

Nov 3, 2016 by

Research published in Psychoneuroendocrinology found that hormone levels don’t reduce or increase a female’s ability to solve problems. However, dependent on the phase of their menstrual cycle, female rats will use one type of memory system or strategy versus...

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Women 50-55 on HRT have no risk of memory problems

Mar 23, 2015 by

A study from Wake Forest School of Medicine showed that there is no risk of memory problems or cognitive decline for women on hormone replacement therapy (at least for those between 50-55, which was the study group’s age)....

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Scientists prove the brain can produce and release estrogen

Jan 31, 2014 by

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have shown that the brain can both produce and release estrogen, which may help us better understand hormonal changes throughout the aging process....

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