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# Alzheimer's proteins compete, UCR study finds
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/noteworthy/alzheimers-proteins-compete-ucr-study-finds/
- Published: 2026-03-20T19:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T14:01:49.000Z
- Author: Gazette Staff
- Tags: Education, #brief, #herald-noteworthy:69bc4d3ed3cd89000118c373:1

A UCR chemistry researcher's new study, published in *PNAS Nexus*, finds that [amyloid beta and tau proteins compete for the same binding sites inside neurons](https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/03/18/key-alzheimers-proteins-are-competing-inside-brain-cells?ref=raincrossgazette.com) — a discovery that could reframe Alzheimer's treatment beyond targeting protein clumps alone.