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Study reveals how renegade protein interrupts brain cell function in Alzheimer's disease

from NYU Langone

Study reveals how renegade protein interrupts brain cell function in Alzheimer's disease NYU Langone Dozens of molecules may tangle up with rogue bundles of tau, a protein that normally gives nerve fibers structure, to cause brain cell damage that contributes to neurodegenerative diseases, a new study shows. Neuroscientists have previously found that tau can become toxic when extra chemical molecules accumulate with its structure in the brain, causing it to form tangles of protein that destroy surrounding tissue. READ MORE

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