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Brain Mystery Solved: The Surprising Protein Causing Early Dementia (scitechdaily.com)
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[โ€“] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But, in around 10% of cases of frontotemporal dementia, scientists had yet to identify the rogue protein. Now, scientists have pinpointed aggregated structures of the protein TAF15 in these cases.

[โ€“] 52fighters@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Is there anything we can do to avoid that protein? Diet or exercise?

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