Uncovering One of the Driving Forces of Alzheimer’s Disease

Flinders University – Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, currently has no cure or effective therapy, in part due to gaps in our understanding of how the progressive neurodegenerative disorder arises in the brain.

Now, a Flinders University study has shown how a protein called tau, a critical factor in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, turns from normal to a disease state—and demonstrates how this discovery could deliver a therapeutic target.

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