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

A UTA, University of California–San Francisco study explores why some nerve cells are more vulnerable to neurodegeneration ...

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

Menopause hormonal therapy found linked to Alzheimer’s risk - Researchers hope findings could help optimise menopausal ...

For more than three decades, scientists have been racing to stop Alzheimer's disease by removing amyloid beta plaques—sticky ...

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

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