by Kristen Sale | Dec 28, 2017 | Alzheimer's Studies
Background Tau is a protein that helps stabilize the internal skeleton of nerve cells (neurons) in the brain. This internal skeleton has a tube-like shape through which nutrients and other essential substances travel to reach different parts of the neuron. In...
by Kristen Sale | Dec 28, 2017 | Alzheimer's Studies
Background The thinking about how to best treat Alzheimer’s disease has advanced over the past few years to treating with two drugs, one that removes amyloid plaque from the brain (which removes the cause of the disease) and one that removes the protein tau (which...
by Kristen Sale | Dec 28, 2017 | Alzheimer's Studies
Background Semaglutide is a medication approved by the FDA for the treatment of diabetes and over-weight or obesity. In studies for these conditions, semaglutide and other medications like it have shown improved memory function, less build-up of brain plaque, and a...
by Kristen Sale | Dec 28, 2017 | Alzheimer's Studies
Background Scientists have learned that a build-up of amyloid plaque in the brain is neurotoxic (which means it is bad for brain cells) causing brain cells to degenerate and die which leads to subsequent memory loss/dementia. We are conducting several studies to see...
