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  "id": 5093626,
  "title": "Tau's surprise birthplace offers a clue to how Alzheimer's tangles begin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/taus-surprise-birthplace-offers-a-clue-to-how-alzheimers-tangles-begin",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-tau-birthplace-clue-alzheimer-tangles.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}