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Alzheimer's treatments: What's on the horizon?
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Taking aim at plaques
Keeping tau from tangling
Reducing inflammation
Researching insulin resistance
Studying the heart-head connection
Hormones
Speeding treatment development
Taking aim at plaques
Keeping tau from tangling
Reducing inflammation
Researching insulin resistance
Studying the heart-head connection
Hormones
Speeding treatment development
Keeping tau from tangling
A vital brain cell transport system collapses when a protein called tau twists into microscopic fibers called tangles, which are another common brain abnormality of Alzheimer's. Researchers are looking at a way to prevent tau from forming tangles.
Tau aggregation inhibitors and tau vaccines are currently being studied in clinical trials.
