Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Harmful tau spreads like self-propagating prion proteins


Structural studies support the idea that fibrillized tau protein, a feature of neurodegenerative disorders, acts as a prion-like template to induce misfolding in healthy tau.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Nature

Read more on:

Photo of self

self

Related news:

News photo

Weaving the future of virtual and augmented reality with triboelectric fibers for self-powered sensing

News photo

Sex and self-reported race: Factors associated with anal mucosal melanoma and anal mucosal pigmentation?

News photo

Scientists overcome key barrier to self-amplifying vaccines