Researchers identify brain protein Arc as a key factor in Alzheimer's disease progression
UNVERIFIED·Primary source · Science Daily
Researchers at the University of Utah Health discovered that the protein Arc facilitates the spread of toxic Tau protein between neurons.
Blocking Arc could potentially slow Alzheimer's progression by preventing Tau from reaching healthy cells.
The study, published in Cell, suggests a new therapeutic strategy targeting extracellular vesicles.
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01 — What / Thesis
Researchers identify brain protein Arc as a key factor in Alzheimer's disease progression
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02 — Who / Subject
Jason Shepherd, Mitali Tyagi, and research team at University of Utah Health
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03 — Where / Locus
United States
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04 — When / Temporality
June 2026
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