Antibody helps detect protein implicated in Alzheimer's, other diseases
Friday, April 21, 2017 - 07:01
in Health & Medicine
Damaging tangles of the protein tau dot the brains of people with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and boxer's dementia. Now, a team of scientists has found a way to measure tau levels in the blood that accurately reflects levels of tau in the brain. The study, in mice and a small group of people, could be the first step towards a non-invasive test for tau.