and tangled tau proteins. In healthy brains, tau binds to—and stabilizes—microtubules, which are hollow structures that play important roles in the structure, function, and development of the ...

A sudden burst of energy that surges through our brains as we die could be evidence of the ‘soul leaving the body’, a ...

A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) and the Faculty of Science at the University of Hong Kong has uncovered an unexpected interaction between chemotherapeutic agents and a ...

While microtubules are the dominant interaction partners of ... Tau was originally identified as a microtubule-associated protein, but has been shown to have many additional interaction partners and ...

characterized by an absence of triplet microtubules, lack of central core protein POC5, and a futile cycle of centriole formation and disintegration (Wang et al., 2017). Here, we show that human cells ...

The human body is full of checks and balances that ensure correct growth, development, and function of all our different ...

DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code. Researchers have long struggled to understand how cancer cells hijack one of these ...

Researchers have identified a specific form of the tau protein that is responsible for mediating the toxicity of harmful protein clumps in human neurons and thus represents a target for future treatme ...

while beta-amyloid buildup in the amygdala is associated with emotional disturbances such as anxiety and fear. Additionally, when both proteins are present, they amplify brain inflammation and ...