The neurotransmitter glutamate is essential for regulating everything from mood to memory, but it can also encourage a toxic ...

USC Stem Cell scientists discover a new way to rid cells of toxic tau protein in a study involving mice and lab-grown human ...

In Alzheimer's disease, certain proteins accumulate in brain cells, forming clumps that restrict normal cell function or even ...

The results of a new study show that suppressing KCTD20, which responds to the neurotransmitter glutamate, activates a mechanism for expelling tau proteins.

Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the role of the tau protein in Alzheimer’s disease.

Elevated levels of p-tau 181 and 217 in cerebrospinal fluid are considered to reflect early Alzheimer's disease pathology.

After Eli Lilly and Biogen’s setbacks in developing O-GlaNAcase (OGA) inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease, Asceneuron has now ...

Older women who underwent hormone replacement therapy during and after menopause had high markers associated with Alzheimer's ...

"Studies have shown that vulnerability to Alzheimer's-related changes in the brain increase in women from pre- to ...

This article originally appeared in Research Colorado.Research at the University of Denver is showing promise for the ...

Researchers identified a gene that seems to help slow brain aging in women, and studied links between hormone therapy, ...

A special edition of the journal Science focuses on women's health, including links between estrogen and dementia, at a time ...