My previous blog (June 21) spoke of a possible breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Research.  Now, today, June 22, comes another!  From Science Daily:

“Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a potential new approach for tackling Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Both conditions are associated with the buildup of harmful clumps formed by the proteins Tau and alpha-synuclein in the brain. In a study published in Nature Communications, the researchers found that tubulin, a protein that serves as the building block of microtubules, may help prevent these toxic accumulations. Microtubules act as the cell’s internal ‘railway........

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