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Targeting tau, the other protein behind Alzheimer’s disease
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Targeting tau, the other protein behind Alzheimer’s disease

by Leila Gray, University of Washington School of Medicine Defective tau proteins form insoluble neurofibrillary tangles (green) that cause neurons to die. Credit: Kraemer Lab In November, researchers reported the drug lecanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The effect was modest, but it has generated tremendous excitement because it was the first time a drug had...