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Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer

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A new study suggests older women who use hormone therapy can reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University studied 1,700 women, 65 or older, over more than a decade.

Those who used hormones within 5 years of menopause had a 30 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer's.

Doctors said more research is need before new recommendations about hormone use are made for older women.