A fragile cleanup system sitting on the surface of brain cells may help explain one of Alzheimer’s disease’s oldest mysteries ...

One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the clumping of proteins called Tau, which form tangled fibrils in the brain. The more severe the clumping, the more advanced the disease is. The Tau ...

A new Columbia study has found clues of Alzheimer's beginnings, revealing how tau filaments—protein clumps that are closely ...

Chemists have determined the structure of the fuzzy coat that surrounds tau proteins. Learning more about this structure could help scientists find ways to block tau from forming tangles in the brains ...

One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease is the clumping of proteins called Tau, which form tangled fibrils in the brain. The more severe the clumping, the more advanced the disease is. The Tau ...

Tau tangles are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, but evidence suggests the real damage may come from ...

New research has linked levels of vitamin D in midlife with toxic tangles of tau protein that accumulate in the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease. A statistical analysis of blood samples and ...

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that slowly impairs memory, affects thinking skills, and eventually interferes with daily functioning. It is the most common cause of ...

In the quest to cure Alzheimer’s, the protein known as beta-amyloid has long taken center stage, driving development of a long list of drugs aimed at breaking up “amyloid plaques” in the brain. But ...

An oral small molecule from New York-based biotech Oligomerix curbed the tangling of tau protein in the brains of mice that model a rare neurological disease. The results, published on March 12 in the ...