Estrogen Patches May Reduce Risk For Alzheimer’s In Newly Postmenopausal Women, Study Suggests.

reported, “Estrogen patches, used as hormone therapy for newly postmenopausal women, could cut the risk of Alzheimer’s disease,” research suggests. The findings of the 68-woman study were published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. The results revealed lower levels of beta-amyloid deposits in women given the patch compared to those given the placebo. The effect was even more notable in women carrying the APOE e4 gene, which is known to increase the risk of Alzheimer's. No reduction in beta-amyloid deposits was seen in women who took estrogen orally. https://www.yahoo.com/news/estrogen-patch-may-cut-alzheimers-risk-newly-postmenopausal-111120751.html?ref=gs