ALZFORUM11d
New Biomarkers Catch Tau Before It Tangles
Detecting toxic forms of tau before they weave into dense thickets of tangles could pave the way for earlier diagnosis and ...
Medical News Today11d
New test may detect Alzheimer's years before tau clumps show up in scans
The presence of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain is one of the key hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. These irregular clumps of protein are closely associated with disease progression.
New test could detect Alzheimer’s sign a decade before it shows up on brain scans
Alzheimer’s disease — which affects an estimated 7 million Americans — is notoriously difficult to detect, especially in its ...
Nature21d
A second cytotoxic proteolytic peptide derived from amyloid β-protein precursor
In addition to the formation of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in brain, the pathological ... the cells were co-transfected with a green fluorescent protein control vector to monitor ...
GEN15d
Alzheimer’s Biomarker Test May Detect Disease Years before Tau Tangles Appear
Researchers say CSF biomarker test correlates with the severity of cognitive decline, independent of other factors, including brain amyloid deposition.