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·March 6, 2026·8 min read

Tubulin May Prevent Against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Scientists discover that tubulin prevents brain disease by steering "troublemaker" proteins back to their healthy, productive roles.

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·March 5, 2026·6 min read

Little-Known Cells May Be Key to Clearing Alzheimer’s Proteins

New research reveals that specialized brain cells called tanycytes are responsible for clearing toxic Alzheimer’s proteins—and when they fail, the disease takes hold.

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·March 4, 2026·8 min read

Parkinson’s Protein Turbocharges Alzheimer’s in Women

A Parkinson's-related protein has been found to accelerate Alzheimer’s in women by 20 times, explaining a major disparity in dementia risk.

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·May 19, 2017·3 min read

Tau Prevents Synaptic Transmission at Early Stage of Neurodegeneration

Study reveals Tau proteins disrupt synaptic transmission in early stages of neurodegenerative diseases.

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·October 28, 2016·6 min read

Structure of Toxic Tau Aggregates Determines Type of Dementia, Rate of Progression

A new study may help shed light on the diversity of dementias linked to tau protein aggregation.

Diagram shows how tau protein affects the brain in Alzheimer's.

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·October 26, 2015·5 min read

How Alzheimer’s Protein Tangles Spread Through the Brain

A new study provides a rare, pathological version of how tau proteins can pass directly from neuron to neuron in the brain.

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·September 14, 2015·5 min read

Study Shows Direct Relationship Between Alzheimer’s Tau Protein and Cholesterol

According to researchers, over-expressing a specific enzyme that can eliminate cholesterol from the brain could have a beneficial effect on the tau protein.

This is a model representation of hsp90 and tau binding.

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·February 28, 2014·2 min read

Chaperone Binds Protein Responsible for Alzheimers Disease

The molecular recognition mechanisms which play a role in the binding of tau to Hsp90 have been revealed in a new study.

This shows the difference between a healthy brain and one of an alzheimer's patient.

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·February 25, 2014·2 min read

Brain Cell Activity Regulates Alzheimer’s Protein

A new study reports that increased neural activity boosts tau levels in the brain.

The image shows the pericytes in a mouse brain.

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·December 13, 2013·4 min read

Study Breaks Blood-Brain Barriers to Understanding Alzheimer’s

Pericytes could provide novel targets for the treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

The image shows the tau proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 19, 2013·3 min read

New Alzheimer’s Research Suggests Possible Cause: The Interaction of Proteins in the Brain

Researchers discover by looking at amyloid-beta and tau independently that the interaction between the proteins could be the key to the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease. As the interaction between the two proteins increased, the progression of Alzheimer's worsened.