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Are thought to have the gene, which is considered a risk factor for developing alzheimer's. these were associations, and they were done in an observational setting in around 1,200 people, so a relatively small sample size. but they give us great confidence now to say that this is a real effect and to go on and do the confirmatory randomised control trial which we're planning at the moment. this was an observational study, rather than a clinical trial, and it didn't look at dementia cases but cognitive performance. the researchers say it is too early to say for sure that hrt reduces the dementi...