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Tau's surprise birthplace offers a clue to how Alzheimer's tangles begin

Where and how does an Alzheimer's tangle begin? A new study by neuroscientists at Columbia University challenges a long-held assumption about the source of toxic tau proteins, which form neurofibrillary tangles and are closely linked to memory decline in Alzheimer's disease.

Tau's surprise birthplace offers a clue to how Alzheimer's tangles begin

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