Exploring Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Exploring Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease

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A dying neuron damaged by tau protein. Tau is involved in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. A new model in nonhuman primates is opening the possibility of testing treatments before extensive brain cell death and dementia set in.

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Danielle Beckman/UC Davis

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