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 ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia affecting more than three million Americans a year, ...

More than a century ago, Alois Alzheimer noted unusual changes in brain fats, which he described as "lipoid granules," along with the buildup of amyloid‐beta (amyloid) plaques and tau protein tangles.

Scientists have developed new potential therapies that selectively remove aggregated tau proteins, which are associated with Alzheimer’s disease, and improve symptoms of neurodegeneration in mice. The ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, April 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A blood test can predict Alzheimer’s disease progression in a person’s brain years before they show any symptoms of ...

(Koto_feja/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The brain changes associated with Alzheimer's usually lead to a severe loss of memory ...

Years before tau tangles show up in brain scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease, a biomarker test developed at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine can detect small amounts of the ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...