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Title: HRT 'can shrink women's brains'
Post by: Butterfly on January 13, 2009, 09:53:02 PM
Post by: Butterfly on January 13, 2009, 09:53:02 PM
HRT 'can shrink women's brains'
BBC News, UK
Published: 2009/01/13 07:25:54 GMT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7825116.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7825116.stm)
Some forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can slightly shrink the brains of post-menopausal women, a US study has suggested.
The findings may help explain previous work linking HRT to an increased risk of memory loss and dementia.
A team led by researchers at Wake Forest University carried out brain scans on 1,400 women aged 71 to 89 who took part in an earlier HRT trial.
BBC News, UK
Published: 2009/01/13 07:25:54 GMT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7825116.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7825116.stm)
Some forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can slightly shrink the brains of post-menopausal women, a US study has suggested.
The findings may help explain previous work linking HRT to an increased risk of memory loss and dementia.
A team led by researchers at Wake Forest University carried out brain scans on 1,400 women aged 71 to 89 who took part in an earlier HRT trial.