Enhancing the cell's natural recycling center improves Alzheimer's features in animal models
A defining feature of Alzheimer's disease is the abnormal, sustained accumulation of protein aggregates such as tau inside brain cells, which disrupts the cells' normal functions. As time passes, brain cells stop working and die, leading to a gradual decline in memory and thinking skills and other symptoms of this condition.
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