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·October 9, 2016·3 min read

Aberrant Tau Proteins Put Neuronal Networks to Sleep

Researchers report Rolofylline could help alleviate learning and memory problems associated with aggregating Tau proteins.

This is an illustration of amyloid beta plaque.

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·September 23, 2013·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Progression Tracked Prior to Dementia

A new study validates a proposed new system which helps to identify and classify people with preclinical Alzheimer's disease.

The image shows a brain scan of a person with TBI.

Featured Neurology

·May 29, 2013·3 min read

From Trauma to Tau

Researchers discover traumatic brain injuries generate tau oligomers, a protein associated with Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. The discovery could provide insight into lasting brain damage caused by TBI.

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·July 19, 2012·2 min read

Anti-Tau Drug Improves Cognition, Decreases Tau Tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease Models

Penn Medicine research presented today at the 2012 Alzheimer's Association International Conference shows that an anti-tau treatment called epithilone D (EpoD) was effective in preventing and intervening the progress of Alzheimer's disease in animal models, improving neuron function and cognition, as well as decreasing tau pathology.