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Chaperone protein imbalance promotes toxic tau buildup in the aging brain
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Chaperone protein imbalance promotes toxic tau buildup in the aging brain

by  University of South Florida Tau pathology resembling that seen in Alzheimer’s disease brains. Credit: Laura Blair’s laboratory, USF Health/University of South Florida Chaperone protein imbalance can play a significant role in initiating toxic accumulation of tau in the aging brain—an early step in the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders known as tauopathies,...

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Cloudy eyes caused by protein imbalance

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH (TUM) Cataracts are the most common eye ailment in humans. However, the exact processes leading to this condition are not fully understood. A team of researchers headed by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now discovered that the composition of the protein solution plays a decisive role. Their conclusions are...