Space, An Early Frontier. When a brain region is tau-negative by SUVR (green arrow, left), spatial extent (dark blue) correlates better with measures of disease severity than does SUVR (light blue).

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The autopsies looked for signs of brain injury, including tau tangles associated with Alzheimer's disease as well as instances of hyaline arteriolosclerosis. Family members answered questions ...

Former heavy drinkers had 89% higher odds of developing this lesion, and moderate drinkers had 60% higher odds.Heavy drinkers also had a higher likelihood of developing tau tangles. Moreover ...

Heavy drinkers also had a higher likelihood of developing tau tangles. Moreover, these participants were more likely to die an average of 13 years earlier compared with those who never drank.

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The autopsies looked for signs of brain injury, including tau tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease as well as instances of hyaline arteriolosclerosis. Family members answered questions ...

Toxic tau tangles in the brain are a hallmark of advanced Alzheimer’s dementia. Up to now, it’s typically been believed that any genetic risk for Alzheimer’s is passed along by mothers with ...

Recurrent head trauma from traumatic brain injuries and concussions can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which can worsen cognition overall, and in some cases cause dementia.

All had brain autopsies. The research team examined brain tissue to look for signs of brain injury, including tau tangles - a biomarker associated with Alzheimer’s disease - and hyaline ...