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Alzheimer’s Discovery Reveals Dire Effect of Toxic Tau Protein

Alzheimer’s Discovery Reveals Dire Effect of Toxic Tau Protein

Researchers have discovered how tau proteins damage our brain cells' operating instructions, a finding which could lead to new treatments. 

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Alzheimer’s Discovery Reveals Dire Effect of Toxic Tau Protein
As UVA Tests Viability of Alzheimer’s Implant, 2024 May Be a Year of Hope

As UVA Tests Viability of Alzheimer’s Implant, 2024 May Be a Year of Hope

A UVA neuroscientist is collaborating on a high-tech device that may help counteract this fatal form of dementia.

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As UVA Tests Viability of Alzheimer’s Implant, 2024 May Be a Year of Hope
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'Sundowning’ and ‘Inflammaging'

UVA discoveries increase understanding of Alzheimer’s and age-related diseases.

Josh Barney

'Sundowning’ and ‘Inflammaging'
Research in Motion: Harald Sontheimer, PhD - Research - Medicine in Motion News

Research in Motion: Harald Sontheimer, PhD

I study glial cells called astrocytes, the brain support cells that provide nourishment to neurons that regulate blood flow in the brain and help to form a protective barrier that prevents pathogens and toxic molecules from entering the brain. — Ha...

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Research in Motion: Harald Sontheimer, PhD - Research - Medicine in Motion News
Study: Repeated Blast Exposure Increases Brain Inflammation

Study: Repeated Blast Exposure Increases Brain Inflammation

Repeated explosion exposure may lead to long-term brain diseases, UVA researchers and their colleagues say.

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Study: Repeated Blast Exposure Increases Brain Inflammation