Hormone therapy was once linked to dementia. A huge study found it might lower risk — if you start early enough.

A growing body of evidence suggests hormone therapy can protect the aging brain, if it's timed right. Fiordaliso/Getty Images Hormone therapy may protect a woman's aging brain, but timing is critical. Experts agree the "window of opportunity" for HRT is typically in the late 40s or early 50s. "Early intervention promo

Adults who experienced food insecurity in midlife and older age had an estimated 40 percent probability of dementia.

Scientists found those who had used hormone replacement therapy were 10% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia Hormone replacement therapy may reduce the risk of dementia, a study has found. Scientists tracked more than 180,000 postmenopausal women in the UK in the largest study of its kind. They found that those w

Taking HRT for the menopause could cut risk of dementia  The Times

Biggest ever study of HRT following 183,000 post-menopausal women in Britain shows how the treatment appears to boost cognitive health and cut dementia risk

Researchers found that early-life sugar rationing in post-war Britain correlated with lower cancer risk and slower aging roughly 50 years later.

The study analyzed postmortem tissue from the hippocampus in 40 neurologically healthy adults, ranging from 20 to 95 years of age.

Women who go through the menopause early are more likely to develop Alzheimer's at a younger age, new research suggests.

New Africa/Shutterstock.com Not all physical activity is equal when it comes to protecting the brain from dementia. Where and why we move may matter more than most people realise. A large new review of studies published in The Lancet Public Health found that leisure-time physical activity – such as sport, dancing or go