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New Alzheimer’s research suggests possible cause: Interaction of proteins in brain
June 19, 2013 by NewsBot
For years, Alzheimer's researchers have focused on two proteins that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer's and may contribute to the disease: Plaques made up of the protein amyloid-beta, and tangles of another protein, called tau.