Womens Health (Hormone) (FSD)

Hormone replacement therapy, often taken by women who are experiencing the downsides of post-menopausal hormone change, has another effect: It seem to protect against dementia.

The important kicker, though, is that to get the most of that benefit it needs to be started early, according to a new study out of Weill Cornell Medicine. And by “early” they mean as soon as menopausal symptoms start, i.e., in perimenopause.

If that happens — if she starts taking them early and keeps going for 10 or more years — “there was a 26% reduced risk of dementia.”

Quoth the lead researcher:

“[I]n the right woman, at the right dose, and for the right duration of time, I believe that hormone replacement therapy can be one of our most powerful tools to reduce a woman’s risk for cognitive decline.”

The body doesn't secrete hydrocortisone the same way a pill, injection, IV, or other 'external' delivery system does. That, thought University of Bristol researchers, doesn't make sense.

So they did what health scientists do: They took 10 years and developed a new type of hydrocortisone-replacement therapy called "Pulsatility."

It's "designed to deliver standard hydrocortisone replacement to patients via a pump that replicates more closely cortisol’s natural rhythmic secretion pattern."

It's not just in the lab — they've started trials on the subcutaneous pump and so far it's "revealed promising results."

If you're familiar with British understatement, that probably means patients were cured of everything that ails them, grew taller and better looking, and gained 12 IQ points. But we'll settle for "This could be in the real world in a few years."