In a new study reported in Science Advances, scientists analyzed MRI data stored at the UK Biobank and identified seven genes ...

Alzheimer’s disease, a devastating neurodegenerative disorder, is closely linked to the accumulation of tau protein in the brain. When tau becomes hyperphosphorylated, it forms neurofibrillary tangles ...

Researchers have identified a specific form of the tau protein that is responsible for mediating the toxicity of harmful protein clumps in human neurons and thus represents a target for future treatme ...

For those who don't qualify for long-term care insurance or can't afford it, the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust ("MAPT") can protect your assets from the high cost of long-term care in your home ...

Dr Buchholz and Dr Zempel’s team have used state-of-the-art techniques such as CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing and live ... 1N4R confers vulnerability of MAPT knockout human iPSC-derived neurons ...