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 ...

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

Older women who take menopausal hormone therapy may be at a higher risk of Alzheimer's. A study published in Science Advances ...

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

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

Researchers at Northwestern University have made a breakthrough in identifying a way for Alzheimer's disease to be treated ...

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

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 ...

Researchers in Sarnia are participating in a clinical trial evaluating a drug that could help delay the onset of Alzheimer’s ...

Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease before people have any symptoms is possible, but brings up concerns when so few treatments are ...