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Stages of neurodegeneration: Neurofibrillary tangles at different stages of neurodegeneration are labeled with phosphorylated tau antibodies (green and blue).

Reimagining Mexico’s brain bank

Since Alzheimer’s disease researcher José Luna-Muñoz assumed leadership of the facility—Latin America’s oldest—in 2011, he has been acquiring additional tissue types and is working to expand donor recruitment to rural areas.

By Alejandra Manjarrez
28 August 2026 | 7 min read
Stages of neurodegeneration: Neurofibrillary tangles at different stages of neurodegeneration are labeled with phosphorylated tau antibodies (green and blue).

Reimaginando o banco de cérebros do México

Desde que o pesquisador da doença de Alzheimer José Luna-Muñoz assumiu a direção da instituição—a mais antiga da América Latina—em 2011, ele vem adquirindo novos tipos de tecido e trabalhando para ampliar o recrutamento de doadores nas áreas rurais

By Alejandra Manjarrez
28 August 2026 | 9 min read
Stages of neurodegeneration: Neurofibrillary tangles at different stages of neurodegeneration are labeled with phosphorylated tau antibodies (green and blue).

Reimaginando el banco de cerebros de México

Desde que el investigador de la enfermedad de Alzheimer José Luna-Muñoz se hizo cargo del banco de cerebros—el más antiguo de América Latina—en 2011, ha incorporado otros tipos de tejidos y trabaja para ampliar la captación de donantes a las zonas rurales.

By Alejandra Manjarrez
28 August 2026 | 9 min read
Research image of tau proteins in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease.

Supersized version of Alzheimer’s protein avoids clumping in brain

“Big tau” may explain why some brain regions, such as the cerebellum and brainstem, are largely spared from neurodegeneration, even though tau is expressed throughout the nervous system.

By Charles Q. Choi
16 August 2024 | 6 min read
Picture of two Degus in a cage.

How inbreeding almost tanked an up-and-coming model of Alzheimer’s disease

But new genetic analyses and behavioral assays have made the Chilean degu a viable model again, researchers say.

By Calli McMurray
21 May 2024 | 10 min read

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