Why some people with brain markers of Alzheimer's have no dementia

Research conducted by UTMB’s Giulio Taglialatela has uncovered why some people that have brain markers of Alzheimer’s never develop the classic dementia that others do. “In previous studies, we found that while the non-demented people with Alzheimer’s neuropathology had amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles just like the demented people did, the toxic amyloid beta and tau proteins did not accumulate at synapses, the point of communication between nerve cells,” said Taglialatela. Technology Networks, Health Central, PsychCentral, Wealth, Medicalnewser and The Medical News have reported the research findings.