A new study has uncovered why some brain cells are more resistant to Alzheimer’s damage than others. Researchers found a natural cleanup system that helps remove toxic tau protein before it can form ...

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A phase 2 trial of Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ tau-targeting candidate missed its primary endpoint. But while the Alzheimer’s disease trial failed to yield the hoped-for dose-response data, ...

All processes such as wound healing, hair growth, and the replacement of old cells with new ones depend on cell division. During this process, chromosomes inside the cell must be evenly divided ...

In Alzheimer’s disease, two key proteins, extracellular amyloid-beta plaques and an intercellular protein called tau, disrupt communication between the brain’s cells and lead to cell damage and death.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new role for little-known brain cells called tanycytes that may influence the development of Alzheimer’s disease. These specialized cells appear to help remove ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a hazardous waste collector in the brain that disposes of the toxic clumps of tau protein that can lead to dementia. Neurons with more of this garbage ...

As we say our goodbyes to 2025, we must bid adieu to the memes that came with it. It was a surreal year on the internet — many of this year’s memes leaned heavily into the brain rot that’s come with ...