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Nature 445, 359-361 (25 January 2007) | doi:10.1038/445359a; Published online 24 January 2007
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Neuroscience: It's all in the timing
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- Tom Siegfried is a science writer in Los Angeles.
Abstract
Taking hormones to replace those lost during menopause helps many women with their symptoms, yet it may also cause cognitive decline. Could the age at which hormones are taken determine whether they will be beneficial or harmful? Tom Siegfried reports.
Ageing female brains are perplexing, and not just to ageing husbands. Male and female neuroscientists are confused about the role that sex hormones play in mental decline after menopause.
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