Thursday, July 6, 2017

Scientists begin to unravel how the protein tau transitions from a soluble liquid state to solid fibrous tangles -- ScienceDaily

While much about Alzheimer’s disease remains a mystery, scientists do know that part of the disease’s progression involves a normal protein called tau, aggregating to form ropelike inclusions within brain cells that eventually strangle the neurons. Yet how this protein transitions...

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