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.

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

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

A major characteristic of Alzheimer’s is the accumulation of a protein called tau within brain cells. This buildup is thought ...

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 ...

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.

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

Older women who take menopausal hormone therapy may be at a higher risk of Alzheimer's. A study published in Science Advances ...

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

A study published in Science Advances on Wednesday found faster accumulation of tau proteins – implicated in Alzheimer's – in the brains of women over 70 who had taken the hormone therapy a ...

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