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New Study Reveals Distinct Alzheimer's Targets for Treatment
8/28/2025
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- A study in *Nature Communications* shows amyloid-? and tau proteins disrupt neural circuits in Alzheimer's disease.
- Amyloid-? primarily affects excitatory neurons, while tau pathology targets inhibitory neurons, indicating distinct therapeutic targets.
- The research suggests that targeting synaptic proteins may improve early diagnosis and treatment strategies for Alzheimer's disease.
