Posts tagged as “Tau”

In Alzheimer’s, scientists have hypothesized that dying brain cells break apart and release proteins, including tau, which then form the tangles that are a hallmark of the disease.
New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows, however, that tau secretion is actually an active process, not a byproduct of cell death—findings that could refine tau-targeting treatments for Alzheimer’s.
A variety of approaches are in the works to address the dearth of new Alzheimer’s treatments.
Other methods include targeting genetic variants in neurological cells to boost the immune system’s ability to fight Alzheimer’s.
"Our results showing that tau production is increased suggest that we might want to target tau production therapeutically."