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USC Stem Cell scientists discover a new way to rid cells of toxic tau protein in a study involving mice and lab-grown human ...

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

A new Northwestern Medicine study publishing in Nature Medicine suggests a promising alternative to previous attempts to ...

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

Researchers at Northwestern University have made a breakthrough in identifying a way for Alzheimer's disease to be treated ...

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

A research team at the University of Cologne has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the role of the tau protein ...

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