Tau Protein, the New Focus of Alzheimer's Research

Alzheimer's disease has two well-known primary causes, the misfolding or clumping of tau protein and amyloid beta. Amyloid beta, linked to cholesterol regulation within the brain was the focus of both diagnostics and research into Alzheimer's. Misfolded amyloid beta proteins build up around the neurons as a plaque, interfering with them and eventually killing them. But this mechanism is not the only culprit. A recent study has identified that tau protein is ...