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Human tau seeds trigger disease-specific shapes in mouse brains, new study finds

October 4, 2026

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Human tau from Alzheimer’s disease and corticobasal degeneration triggered the mice’s own tau to form fibers with matching disease-specific folds. Credit: Nature (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-11061-x

Tau is a protein that occurs naturally in the brain. It is essential for proper neuron development and for how neurons communicate with each other….

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