Tag: tau May 27, 2025 Sleep aid blocks neurodegeneration in miceLemborexant, similar sleep drugs show promise in treating disorders related to tau, such as Alzheimer’s disease.News Release March 31, 2025 Highly accurate blood test diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease, measures extent of dementiaCould help determine which patients are likely to benefit from new Alzheimer’s drugs.News Release July 30, 2024 Accuracy of diagnostic blood tests for Alzheimer’s disease variesHead-to-head comparison of 6 tests reveals which ones could replace spinal taps, brain scans.News Release August 3, 2022 How deep sleep keeps our brains intactWashU was first to reveal the intricate link between fragmented sleep and dementia.Outlook Magazine March 18, 2022 New strategy reduces brain damage in Alzheimer’s and related disorders, in miceTargeting inflammatory brain cell may be effective for brain diseases linked to tau protein.News Release November 8, 2021 International Alzheimer’s clinical trial to test two drugs in combinationDrugs targeting amyloid, tau to be evaluated together.News Release May 11, 2021 WashU, Pitt awarded $10.7 million for Alzheimer’s disease researchStudy to look for genetic pathways that lead to formation of plaques, tangles.News Release March 15, 2021 International Alzheimer’s clinical trial to test tau drugsAntibody is first of 3 tau drugs to be evaluated.News Release December 7, 2020 Novel form of Alzheimer’s protein found in spinal fluid indicates stage of the diseaseDiscovery could lead to better diagnostics, speed efforts to find treatment.News Release July 28, 2020 Alzheimer’s protein in blood indicates early brain changesPromising target for blood-based diagnostic test.News Release March 26, 2020 Insight into Alzheimer’s early stages provides clues to treatment strategiesTau protein changes years before cognitive symptoms.News Release April 18, 2019 The sleep-dementia connectionSource: Scientific American Posts navigation 1 2 3 Next ›
