How does Alzheimer's disease begin?

A recent study on Alzheimer's disease found where and when the disease was born, according to the website of Russia today.

The study, conducted by scientists at the Southwestern Medical Center of the University of Texas and published in the eLife Scientific journal, shows that when the disease is formed in the brain, contractions of Tao proteins become "Destructive" nerve cells.

It was previously thought that these proteins are not dangerous in themselves, but clots are dangerous.

But the scientists managed to refute this and discovered the "starting point" of the disease. According to them, it is the moment when the healthy proteins of Tao become toxic, and before they form the deadly "entanglements". At this point, it is possible to observe the molecular changes in the structure of TAO proteins, which then start to attach one to the other a problem of toxic entanglements. which cause nerve damage.

Based on these findings, scientists will be able to develop new ways to diagnose and detect the disease as soon as it appears, even before the onset of symptoms. Researchers believe that it is possible to "fix" the Tao proteins, to prevent adhesion, allowing at least to slow the progression of the disease. The results of the study will help create a drug that prevents the "entanglements" of these proteins.