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To Cure Alzheimer’s, Get Rid of the Tau, Too

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An Alzheimer’s brain comes with two culprits: tangles of tau protein and plaque made of amyloid. Most of yesterday’s research was limited to getting rid of amyloid. See how today’s new, cutting edge research is targeting tau.


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This site was inspired by my Mom’s autoimmune dementia.

It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chaffe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. With a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia appearing on the internet every 7 minutes, the site’s focus on the best information has been a help to many over the past 15 years. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.

The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.

Peter Berger, Editor

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