UNLV Research Offers Hope for Local Alzheimer's Patients

High levels of Alzheimer‘s-linked protein found in healthy newborn babies

For years, scientists have assumed high levels of p-tau217 always spell trouble. The new research suggests they’ve been wrong

'Sky-High' Levels of Alzheimer's Protein Found in Newborns

A protein long blamed for the brain damage seen in Alzheimer's disease has now been found in astonishingly high levels in healthy newborn babies, challenging decades of medical dogma.

UNLV research offers hope for local Alzheimer's patients

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The 2025 Alzheimer’s Pipeline Report, released by the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, reveals dozens of promising drug trials that could bring hope to millions of families. The research happening in the Las Vegas valley is giving two local women hope. “As someone who has lived with this disease all my life, I can’t tell you how excited my heart feels when I see the efforts of all these scientists right here,” said …

What the Brains of Centenarians Reveal

(MedPage Today) -- Most people who survived to age 100 and beyond had amyloid-beta accumulation and, when present, it was tied to cognitive performance, an autopsy study showed. In a study of 95 centenarians, more than half (56%) had a low amyloid...

Babies have more of this Alzheimer’s-linked protein than dementia patients – study raises hope for future treatments

FamVeld/Shutterstock.comA protein long blamed for the brain damage seen in Alzheimer’s disease has now been found in astonishingly high levels in healthy newborn babies, challenging decades of medical dogma. The discovery could transform our understanding of both brain development and Alzheimer’s disease itself. The protein, called p-tau217, has been viewed as a hallmark of neurodegeneration – yet a new study reveals it’s even more abundant in t…

Scientists just found a sugar switch that protects your brain from Alzheimer's

Scientists have uncovered a surprising sugar-related mechanism inside brain cells that could transform how we fight Alzheimer’s and other dementias. It turns out neurons don’t just store sugar for fuel—they reroute it to power antioxidant defenses, but only if an enzyme called GlyP is active. When this sugar-clearing system is blocked, toxic tau protein builds up and accelerates brain degeneration.