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When you blow out your birthday candles each year, you’re marking the passage of time but not necessarily the passage of age.

Scientists at UCSF combined advanced brain-network modeling, genetics, and imaging to reveal how tau protein travels through ...

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Following a Mediterranean diet long-term may have weight loss benefits but it may not be enough to enhance cognitive function ...

Researchers have made progress against ‘the skull challenge,’ getting through barriers that prohibit ultrasound from imaging ...

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Researchers have identified sequential diagnostic patterns that may enhance early detection and improve strategies for disease prevention. Researchers at UCLA Health have uncovered four distinct ...

Based on the analysis, the brain appears to be a particularly strong predictor of not just Alzheimer’s disease, but longevity ...

Using brain gene expression maps from the Allen Human Brain Atlas, the researchers tested the degree to which Alzheimer’s risk genes explain the patterns of both actual and residual tau. This allowed ...

It's been recognized for some time that Alzheimer's disease affects brain regions differently and that tau—a protein known to ...