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Scientists may have finally found how Alzheimer's spreads through the brain
Scientists may have discovered that a common brain protein facilitates the spread of Alzheimer's by transporting toxic Tau proteins from damaged neurons to healthy ones. Blocking these proteins could potentially slow the disease's progression.
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