February 18, 2019 - With Alzheimer’s afflicting more women than men, researchers are studying whether the hormonal changes that occur in menopause may affect the development of the disease.

Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is used to alleviate the symptoms associated with menopause, despite the lack of recommendations for MHT in preventing dementia. Recent nationwide studies have explored the association between MHT and dementia risk, but ...

Lack of estrogen may increase brain aging and lead to cognitive impairment, according to researchers.

4 days ago - This fact sheet explains when and how menopause occurs, changes that are associated with menopause, related public health challenges and WHO's response.

February 17, 2023 - Exercise, diet and sleep also play a role in dementia

September 29, 2022 - These teas for menopause may be a natural way to ease your symptoms. We’ll tell you what the research says.

The causes of vasomotor symptoms, including hot flashes, are not fully understood, may be related to molecular factors, and have a polygenic architecture. Nutrients and bioactive molecules supplied to the body with food are metabolized using various enzymatic ...

This corrects the article "Menopausal hormone therapy and dementia: nationwide, nested case-control study" in volume 381, e072770.

November 1, 2022 - Early menopause is associated with an increased risk of presenile dementia before age 65 years, suggesting the need for close monitoring of cognitive function.

Background The literature has shown depression to be associated with an increased risk of dementia. In addition, hormone therapy can be a responsive treatment option for a certain type of depression. In this study, we examined the association between hormone therapy, including lifetime oral ...

March 13, 2023 - Body-identical HRT has already been shown to help reduce the long-term risk for women of osteoporosis, heart disease and even colon cancer. Now, new research coming out of America has shown that women who took transdermal, body-identical estrogen and progesterone were 73 per cent less likely ...

April 5, 2023 - Taking hormone replacement therapy close to the start of menopause may be OK, but starting HRT too late may raise risk of Alzheimer’s disease later in life, a new study suggested.

March 1, 2022 - Women who entered menopause before age 40 had a 35% higher risk of developing dementia later in life, a preliminary study finds.

January 16, 2024 - Authors: Gayathri Delanerolle1,2, Vikram Sinai Talaulikar2, Peter Phiri1,2,4, Ashish Shetty2 1Digital Evidence Based Medicine Lab 2Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust 3University College…

February 1, 2011 - A new study led by Kristine Jaffe at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF, finds different results with estrogen therapy and dementia, depending on when a woman takes the hormone.

Find out about menopause symptoms, causes and treatments, and things you can do to help.

May 12, 2023 - During menopause, a person can experience hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and other changes. Find out how taking vitamins may help manage discomfort.

Find out what you can do to help reduce menopause and perimenopause symptoms, including how to stay healthy and how to ease hot flushes.

Research Highlights: Compared with women who enter menopause around age 50, women who experience very early menopause (before the age of 40 were found to be 35% more likely to develop some type of dementia later in life, according to a large study of ...