The study’s researchers scanned the brains of older women who have used HT, observing tau accumulation, a hallmark of Alzheimer disease.

HealthDay News — For older women, menopausal hormone therapy (HT) use is associated with faster regional tau accumulation, according to a study published in the March 5 issue of Science Advances.

A new study suggests that women who use a popular hormonal menopause treatment later in life may be at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

A new study from Mass General Brigham researchers has found faster accumulation of tau-a key indicator of Alzheimer’s disease ...

Alzheimer’s disease is more common in women, and hormones like estrogen are believed to play a role in brain aging. Around ...

Researchers have identified memory-related brain cells that are highly vulnerable to tau protein accumulation, a key factor in Alzheimer’s disease.

MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone replacement therapy during menopause appears to be linked to a toxic brain ...

Tau silencing gene therapy VY1706 robustly reduced tau mRNA levels, with broad distribution, and was well-tolerated in NHP ...

A protein that impacts Alzheimer’s disease offers new opportunities for targeted treatments, although its cell-specific ...

Hormone therapy has indirect effect on cognitive decline through regional tau accumulation; no links with tau for women younger than 70 year. HealthDay News — For older women, menopausal hormone ...

Women older than 70 had a faster accumulation of tau in their brains if they’d taken hormone therapy However, younger women did not have a faster accumulation of tau, supporting hormone therapy ...