New research identifies the exact spot where Alzheimer’s protein tangles lock in

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BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Researchers at Northwestern University and UC Santa Barbara identified a specific contact point on tau proteins where the misfolding that drives Alzheimer’s disease begins. The finding, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests the site could be targeted with drugs designed to slow tau tangle […] The post New research…

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