“This blood test clearly identifies Alzheimer’s tau tangles, which is our best biomarker measure of Alzheimer’s symptoms and dementia,” co-senior author Randall J. Bateman, MD, said in a ...

“MTBR-tau243 is a chipped (off) piece of the protein in Alzheimer’s tau tangles,” Randall J. Bateman, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology at WashU ...

More information: Phospho-tau serine-262 and serine-356 as biomarkers of pre-tangle soluble tau assemblies in Alzheimer's disease, Nature Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03400-0 Provided ...

The study also showed that heavy drinkers are 41% more likely to have tau tangles, abnormal accumulations of the tau protein inside nerve cells, primarily found in the brains of people with ...

This collaboration will focus on demonstrating the value of 4R Tau PET imaging biomarkers in advancing our understanding of CTE. The initial aspects of the CTE partnership will involve ...