New clue to Alzheimer's found in form of protein
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080611/i/r41072791.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=dmySjCrAfFM3lcEr8WhTfw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="An unidentified man suffering from Alzheimer's disease and who refused to eat sleeps peacefully the day before passing away in a nursing home in the Netherlands. REUTERS/Michael Kooren" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080622/ap_on_he_me/sci_alzheimer_s_clue)AP - Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease. The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein. But there long has been a question whether this is a cause of the disease or a side effect. Also involved are tangles of a protein called tau; some scientists suspect this is the cause.</p><br clear="all"/>
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