Research Roundup: A Potential Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease and More

Alzheimer’s disease is associated with an abnormal accumulation of two proteins — beta-amyloid and tau. However, about 20% of people have the plaques (amyloid) but no signs of dementia. Researchers at University of California, Riverside conducted research into tau to determine if they could discover more about the mechanism behind the neurofibrillary tangles caused by tau.