Tauopathy

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

Brain Health

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.

This illustration shows a healthy neuron on the left, a neuron around which amyloid plaques are clumping in the middle, and the resultant dead neuron being digested by specialized cells known as microglia on the right

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Potential Alzheimer's treatment is a scalpel, not a sledgehammer

Taking inspiration from the CAR T-cell technology used to provide personalized cancer treatments, researchers have conducted a proof-of-concept study showing how similar compounds can precisely target protein tangles and plaques in the brain.

A novel dementia drug protects against the destruction of key brain cell structures

Alzheimer's & Dementia

'Breakthrough' dementia drug looks to stop disease in its tracks

An Australian biotech company developing next-gen anti-inflammatory drugs has announced its breakthrough dementia treatment, designed to preserve the integrity of vital brain cell structures and protect them against destruction caused by brain inflammation.