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+ | Yaffe, who is associate chair for clinical and translational research in psychiatry and professor of psychiatry, neurology, and epidemiology and biostatistics at UCSF, said she conceived the study in an attempt to resolve contradictory evidence on the neuroprotective effects of estrogen. | ||
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+ | “In animal models and molecular studies, it looked as if estrogen had beneficial effects on the brain, especially if administered early,” she said, “while at the same time, research in humans indicated that estrogen therapy was associated with an increased risk of dementia.” | ||
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+ | In particular, she said, the Women’s Health Initiative, a nationwide study funded by the National Institutes of Health, showed significant links between estrogen therapy and dementia, as well with as a host of other serious health problems, including breast cancer, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. | ||
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+ | On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Trevor Marshall < | ||
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+ | ..Trevor.. | ||
+ | ps: thanks to bane for finding this paper :) | ||
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+ | I hope we continue to see summary statements like this in other research:" | ||
+ | Maybe the medical community can start realizing that it's all more complicated than they have thought.... | ||
+ | Marysue | ||
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