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How a brain messenger protein drives progression of Alzheimer’s disease

June 27, 2026

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A neuron in a dish expressing human Tau protein. Credit: Mitali Tyagi, Ph.D.

Alzheimer’s disease is driven by a buildup of a toxic protein called Tau that kills neurons. As toxic Tau spreads to new regions of the brain, symptoms worsen and ultimately become fatal.

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