The study’s researchers scanned the brains of older women who have used HT, observing tau accumulation, a hallmark of Alzheimer disease.

Such tests are increasingly moving beyond their origins in cutting-edge research and into the laboratory and diagnostic ...

Women with high β-amyloid (Aβ) levels exhibit faster tau accumulation in key brain regions compared to men, potentially contributing to the higher prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in women.

About 14 years after initiation of HT, the women were scanned during a 4.5- and 3.5-year period for Aβ ... of HT on tau progression,” the authors write. “The findings may inform Alzheimer ...

Researchers indicate that the Lumipulse p-tau217 assay may reduce over 50% of lumbar punctures performed for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.

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The neurotransmitter glutamate is essential for regulating everything from mood to memory, but it can also encourage a toxic buildup of protein, which can contribute to Alzheimer's and related ...

The early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through the detection of p-tau proteins in the blood is less disease-specific ...

Herpesvirus infection may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease through transposable element activation and neuroinflammation.

A special edition of the journal Science focuses on women's health, including links between estrogen and dementia, at a time ...

An international team of researchers, led by Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has conducted a ...

For older women, menopausal hormone therapy (HT) use is associated with faster regional tau accumulation, accordin ...