The factor that tips you over the edge from being at risk for a disease to actually developing the disease is not always ...

Researchers from Osaka University find that peristaltic pump action and high shear flow forces promote amyloid nucleation.

Researchers from Osaka University found that peristaltic pump flow mechanically breaks supersaturation to induce amyloid ...

There exists no ‘amyloid cabal’” in Alzheimer’s research, neurologist Dennis Selkoe writes in response to Charles Piller’s ...

These various tests are at different stages of validation – assuring they’re accurate across many different populations. And, for each protein, there are several different met ...

Now, several publications and presentations at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference have demonstrated that blood tests measuring amyloid and tau proteins have become much more ...

Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s,” Charles Piller looks how the amyloid hypothesis took over ...

A new biomarker test can detect early-stage tau protein clumping up to a decade before it appears on brain scans, improving early Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Unlike amyloid-beta, tau neurofibrillary ...

Researchers develop early Alzheimers diagnostic method using tau protein analysis Advancements in Alzheimers detection reveal ...

A recent study published in eLife offers a new perspective on the development of Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that the ...

misfolded versions of the protein form dangerous clumps in the heart and along nerves -- triggering a progressive and fatal disease known as transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR). Up to a quarter of ...

A complementary drug to combat Alzheimer's disease could target a specific part of the nerve cell protein tau.