Method found to measure brain protein associated with neurodegeneration (AUDIO)
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AMYLOID BETA AND TAU ARE PROTEINS THAT CAUSE DAMAGE IN THE BRAINS OF PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. TAU ALSO IS INVOLVED IN OTHER SO-CALLED TAU-OPATHIES, SUCH AS CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, THE PROBLEM THAT PLAGUES SO MANY FORMER PROFESSIONAL BOXERS AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS. NOW, A RESEARCH TEAM, LED BY NEUROSCIENTISTS AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST. LOUIS HAS FOUND A WAY TO MEASURE TAU LEVELS IN THE BLOOD, AND THEY HAVE SHOWN THAT THEIR MEASUREMENTS ACCURATELY REFLECT TAU LEVELS IN THE BRAIN. JIM DRYDEN HAS MORE...
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