But in people with Alzheimer’s disease, tau appears to behave abnormally in the brain. Instead of performing its normal function, tau builds up inside neurons and forms twisted clumps ...

Detecting toxic forms of tau before they weave into dense thickets of tangles could pave the way for earlier diagnosis and ...

In the brain of someone with Alzheimer’s disease, this protein goes awry and develops into NFTs. Tau can become ...