Huffingtonpost iconHuffingtonpostAug 26, 2026

A Menopause Treatment Seems To Lower Dementia Risk By Up To 26%

Researchers aren't sure exactly why, but longer lifespans and even menopause might play a role in this risk. The jury is still out on whether or not oestrogen has a protective effect on the brain, though some research done on rats showed that the hormone increased the connections in the memory part of their bra...

A Menopause Treatment Seems To Lower Dementia Risk By Up To 26%

Share this story

Send the public story page.

Useful takeaways from this story.

Researchers aren't sure exactly why, but longer lifespans and even menopause might play a role in this risk.

The jury is still out on whether or not oestrogen has a protective effect on the brain, though some research done on rats showed that the hormone increased the connections in the memory part of their bra...

Building the complete brief

The page is ready to read now. The fuller skim-friendly version will appear here automatically.

The useful part

Researchers aren't sure exactly why, but longer lifespans and even menopause might play a role in this risk. The jury is still out on whether or not oestrogen has a protective effect on the brain, though some research done on rats showed that the hormone increased the connections in the memory part of their bra... Roughly 65% of people living with dementia are women.

Details worth keeping

Roughly 65% of people living with dementia are women.

Keep reading in the app

Open the app view to save this story, compare related coverage, and continue from the same source.

Open in app