Tau Protein Changes Correlate with Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia Stage
BCH Discoveries article on new research from the labs of Judith Steen and Hanno Steen, co-first authors Hendrik Wesseling and Waltraud Mair. They find that the Tau protein looks very different at different stages of Alzheimer’s disease, undergoing a series of chemical changes over time. This discovery suggests that multiple Alzheimer’s drugs may be needed, to target different disease stages.
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