The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/dementia/)
discovered that the Tau protein’s role in the neuron goes beyond structural support, creating a novel protein mapping technique that reduces hypothesis bias.
Dementia can be truly debilitating. Categorized by the World Health Organization as a syndrome “in which there is deterioration in cognitive function,” it is a major cause of dependency in the elderly. However, a team of Cornell alumni hopes to ease this process and help dementia patients have meaningful interactions with their loved ones. Over 47.5 million people suffer from dementia, with numbers expected to grow to 135.5 million by 2030. However, the true economic and social cost to individuals and their families is incalculable.