HRT ‘can shrink women’s brains’

The BBC reports today on research that suggests that some forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can slightly shrink the brains of post-menopausal women. The US study led by researchers at Wake Forest University is published in Neurology

The findings may help explain previous work linking HRT to an increased risk of memory loss and dementia. Link to continue reading

Source: BBC, Wake Forest University
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