The tau protein, which, when it becomes toxic, can lead to memory loss and cognitive decline. Researchers are now focusing on two main strategies to combat tau buildup: enhancing the body's ...

A new study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia suggests that long-term use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs ...

This Brush Up is sponsored by Quanterix. Learn more about tau biomarkers and clinical applications. Tau is a flexible protein that stabilizes the internal structure of neurons and supports ...

Mouse models treated with the sleep aid lemborexant had less brain damage compared to controls and mice that received a ...

Scientists at Northwestern University and University of California, Santa Barbara have created the first synthetic fragment of tau protein that acts like a prion. The “mini prion” folds and stacks ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Phosphorylation enables tau protein to undergo reversible liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS), forming micrometer-sized droplets, a property not seen in ...

Scientists at Northwestern University and University of California, Santa Barbara have created the first synthetic fragment of tau protein that acts like a prion. The "mini prion" folds and stacks ...

Until now, scientists did not fully understand what tau protein aggregates were doing in the brain's blood vessels.To uncover the mystery, Dr. Fossati and graduate student Roberto Guzmán ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A synthetic tau protein fragment, just 19 amino acids long, was engineered to mimic prion-like misfolding and aggregation seen in tauopathies such as Alzheimer's ...

The neurotransmitter glutamate is essential for regulating everything from mood to memory, but it can also encourage a toxic buildup of the notorious tau protein, which can contribute to Alzheimer ...