Brain protein linked to Alzheimer's found on tongue
Photo credit: iStock | The same protein in the brain that's involved in the tiny molecules linked to the plaques of Alzheimer's disease also exists on the tongue, where it governs the sense of taste, a Long Island researcher has discovered.
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The same protein in the brain that's involved in the tiny molecules linked to the plaques of Alzheimer's disease also exists on the tongue, where it governs the sense of taste, a Long Island researcher has discovered.
Philippe Marambaud of the Litwin-Zucker Center for Alzheimer's Disease in Manhasset has found that a protein, which stipples the tongue, could ultimately reveal an important...
