Thursday, September 19, 2013

Method To Trace Changes In Alzheimer's Developed; May Be Key To Early Detection

New Scan May Diagnose Alzheimer's As Brain Changes Occur by Ryan Jaslow.  CBS News.  September 19, 2013.

(1)  One of the physical changes associated with Alzheimer's is build-up of proteins called _________________ that form brain plaques.

(2)  Another change is dying nerve cells full of tangled strands of proteins called ________.

(3)  Tau proteins are often linked to the ___________.

(4)  Tau lesions are more intimately associated with ___________ loss than senile plaques.

(5)  Tau tangles can be signs of degenerative diseases in additions to Alzheimer's including ______________________.


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