In this latest research, using the tools of biochemistry and molecular biology, Karikari and team identified a core region of the tau protein that is necessary for neurofibrillary tangle formation.

The fragments also directly compromise synapses they encounter along the way, according to a preprint posted February 24 on bioRxiv. Specifically, tau fragments containing the microtubule binding ...

For older women, menopausal hormone therapy (HT) use is associated with faster regional tau accumulation, accordin ...