Alzheimer's: Tau disrupts neural communication prior to neurodegeneration
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 21:30
in Biology & Nature
A new study is unraveling the earliest events associated with neurodegenerative diseases characterized by abnormal accumulation of tau protein. The research reveals how tau disrupts neuronal communication at synapses and may help to guide development of therapeutic strategies that precede irreversible neuronal degeneration.