A group of specialized cells play a crucial part in clearing toxic proteins from inside the brain 1. But in people with Alzheimer’s disease, these cells malfunction, leading to the build up of tau ...

A scientist looks at hypometabolic and hypoperfusion patterns at the single-subject level from a patient suffering from ...

Accumulation of the protein tau in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. In a paper published in Cell ...

Researchers identify tanycytes as a critical mechanism for clearing toxic tau protein from the brain, offering a new target ...

Using rodent and cellular models, the researchers showed that tanycytes take up tau from the CSF and release it into pituitary portal capillaries.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a potential new strategy to fight back against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, conditions that are linked to the toxic accumulation of ...

Scientists have identified damaged brain “cleanup” cells called tanycytes as a possible reason toxic tau builds up in Alzheimer’s disease.

A new study has uncovered why some brain cells are more resistant to Alzheimer’s damage than others. Researchers found a natural cleanup system that helps remove toxic tau protein before it can form ...

Summary: Women make up nearly two-thirds of Alzheimer’s patients, and researcher may have just discovered a massive reason why. A new study found that when the protein alpha-synuclein (typically ...

The dementia associated Tau protein — known for its role in microtubule regulation — has now been found to also play important roles in the nerve signaling and mitochondrial function in the brain. A ...

A recent study published in Nature Aging demonstrates that simple blood tests can accurately detect Alzheimer’s disease and ...