Glutamate, an essential neurotransmitter responsible for regulating functions such as mood and memory, can also encourage the toxic buildup of tau proteins, which are known to contribute to ...

University of New Mexico Health Sciences researchers hope to launch human clinical trials in their quest for a vaccine to ...

ATP-competitive small-molecule inhibitors of CDK5, GSK3β and ERK2 can modulate tau phosphorylation in vitro. By exploiting the structural differences within the ATP-binding pocket of these ...

With two new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease approved in recent years, there’s growing hope for people at risk of the memory-robbing condition. But tests to detect the condition still lag ...

The technology is being developed by a company called C2N Diagnostics, which also made earlier blood tests for Alzheimer’s. One of the existing tests looks for another form of tau called p-tau217, ...