Tau protein

Amyloid plaques that misfold and form oligomers kill brain cells leading to cognitive decline. Scientists find that a protein in some cancers helps the brain get rid of them

Surprising way cancer cells clear problematic proteins in the brain

For some time, we've known that it's rare to see people with both cancer and Alzheimer's diseases. Now, scientists believe they may have found why, discovering a molecule in cancer cells that clears problem proteins from the brain.

Researchers have discovered a shared mechanism behind two common neurodegenerative diseases

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Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s may have more in common than we thought

Researchers have uncovered a shared brain cell breakdown mechanism behind Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, revealing how two different proteins can disrupt neurons in the same devastating way.

Newborns and people with Alzheimer's disease both have elevated levels of tau protein

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Alzheimer’s protein found in newborns helps, not hurts

Researchers have found that newborns have high levels of the tau protein, which is elevated in older people with Alzheimer’s disease, but that it causes them no harm. The discovery opens the door to developing new ways of treating the condition.