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Newest in this topic

  1. Alzheimer's Disease and other Tauopathies: Exploring Efficacy of Medicinal Plant-derived Compounds in Alleviating Tau-mediated Neurodegeneration 2022-01-01
  2. PERK inhibition prevents tau-mediated neurodegeneration in a mouse model of frontotemporal dementia 2015-10-08
  3. Pulse pressure in relation to tau-mediated neurodegeneration, cerebral amyloidosis, and progression to dementia in very old adults 2015-05-01

Studies

3 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2015 to 2022

Top journals

  • Acta neuropathologica 1
  • Current molecular pharmacology 1
  • JAMA neurology 1

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  1. Alzheimer's Disease and other Tauopathies: Exploring Efficacy of Medicinal Plant-derived Compounds in Alleviating Tau-mediated Neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Current molecular pharmacology 2022-01-01 Drug development

    Alzheimer's disease (AD), a major form of dementia, has been reported to affect more than 50 million people worldwide.

  2. PERK inhibition prevents tau-mediated neurodegeneration in a mouse model of frontotemporal dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2015-10-08 Brain scans and imaging

    The PERK-eIF2α branch of the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) mediates the transient shutdown of translation in response to rising levels of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum.

  3. Pulse pressure in relation to tau-mediated neurodegeneration, cerebral amyloidosis, and progression to dementia in very old adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. JAMA neurology 2015-05-01 Drug development

    Pulse pressure, an index of vascular aging, was associated with neurodegenerative change prior to the onset of dementia across a broad age range.

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