Understanding how the protein tau moves between neurons yields insight into possible treatments for neurodegenerative diseases
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - 15:40
in Health & Medicine
In the fight against neurodegenerative diseases such as frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the tau protein is a major culprit. Found abundantly in our brain cells, tau is normally a team player -- it maintains structure and stability within neurons, and it helps with transport of nutrients from one part of the cell to another.