The neurotransmitter glutamate is essential for regulating everything from mood to memory, but it can also encourage a toxic ...

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Researchers discovered that abnormal tau proteins accumulate in the retinal ganglion cells of Alzheimer’s patients, linking ...

A special edition of the journal Science focuses on women's health, including links between estrogen and dementia, at a time ...

Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the role of the tau protein in Alzheimer’s disease.

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An international team of researchers, led by Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has conducted a ...

Along with another protein, amyloid beta, tau can build up in the brain and disturb cell function. Irregular clumps of tau are called neurofibrillary tangles, which are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s.

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