[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  “Sudden And Unexpected” [@toobaffled](/creator/twitter/toobaffled) on x 396.4K followers Created: 2025-07-24 02:09:20 UTC "Scientists at the University of New Mexico have made a major breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease with the development of a promising new vaccine. Unlike traditional treatments that only manage symptoms, this vaccine targets the underlying cause: the toxic “tau” protein that builds up inside neurons, damaging brain cells and leading to memory loss. The vaccine works by training the immune system to recognize and attack these harmful proteins, helping to clear them from the brain. In animal trials, the results have exceeded expectations. Genetically modified mice given the vaccine showed a significant reduction in tau buildup, suggesting not only prevention of the protein’s accumulation but also a halt in further brain cell damage. With such encouraging outcomes, researchers are now preparing for the first phase of human clinical trials. If the vaccine continues to prove effective and safe, it could mark one of the most transformative advances in medicine in decades—a potential way to prevent or stop Alzheimer’s in its tracks. What was once a distant hope may soon become a reality."  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [tau](/topic/tau) [promising](/topic/promising) [breakthrough](/topic/breakthrough) [mexico](/topic/mexico) [Post Link](https://x.com/toobaffled/status/1948203816295526637)
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“Sudden And Unexpected” @toobaffled on x 396.4K followers
Created: 2025-07-24 02:09:20 UTC
"Scientists at the University of New Mexico have made a major breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease with the development of a promising new vaccine. Unlike traditional treatments that only manage symptoms, this vaccine targets the underlying cause: the toxic “tau” protein that builds up inside neurons, damaging brain cells and leading to memory loss.
The vaccine works by training the immune system to recognize and attack these harmful proteins, helping to clear them from the brain. In animal trials, the results have exceeded expectations. Genetically modified mice given the vaccine showed a significant reduction in tau buildup, suggesting not only prevention of the protein’s accumulation but also a halt in further brain cell damage.
With such encouraging outcomes, researchers are now preparing for the first phase of human clinical trials. If the vaccine continues to prove effective and safe, it could mark one of the most transformative advances in medicine in decades—a potential way to prevent or stop Alzheimer’s in its tracks. What was once a distant hope may soon become a reality."
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