08/15/2026
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ALZHEIMER’S CLUE: A large Stanford study is shedding new light on the potential connection between menopause treatment and brain health.
Women who reported using estrogen-only hormone therapy had 35% lower odds of Alzheimer’s-related brain pathology and 39% lower odds of dementia over their lifetimes, researchers found.
The study also uncovered differences in memory, independent functioning and biological markers. Here’s what the findings could mean — and what they don’t yet prove.