San Francisco (California) [US], April 5 (ANI): According to a recent study, the drowsiness that many Alzheimer's patients experience are caused not by a lack of sleep, but rather by the degeneration of a type of neuron that keeps us awake. It also confirmed that the tau protein is behind th
Ohio [US], January 6 (ANI): A team of researchers has found a link between strains of misshapen and fast-replicating tau protein and accelerated cognitive decline -- a critical result that could help lead to more precise diagnoses and targeted therapies.
Boston [US], November 30 (ANI): A team of researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital have found that people suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS who carry a mutation in the C9orf72 gene, exhibit elevated levels of tau and phosphorylated tau protein in their motor cortex
Tokyo [Japan], October 25 (ANI): Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new mechanism by which clumps of tau protein are created in the brain, killing brain cells and causing Alzheimer's disease.
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): While the accumulation of proteins in the brain is a marker to indicate the onset of Alzheimer's, a new study analysed the ways in which these proteins spread, that might help in describing why the disease is more prevalent in females than males.