How to Use tau in a Sentence

tau

noun
Definition of taunext
  • By lowering amyloids, the drugs can slow the spread of tau.
    — Maya Goldman, Axios, 29 July 2024
  • That leads to a buildup of tau, an abnormal protein that can take over parts of the brain.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Even now, the tau above the site remains at about 2.1, based on observations with MRO.
    — Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 21 Aug. 2018
  • The condition is believed to be caused by a buildup of beta amyloid plaques and tau protein in the brain.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 July 2020
  • When the high tau group was included, that improvement dropped to 29%.
    — science.org, 3 July 2024
  • The tau Herculid shower is predicted to peak on the evening of Monday, May 30 and the early morning of May 31.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 May 2022
  • This was followed by the discovery of a third flavor, the tau neutrino, in 2000.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Some companies have changed their target to the tau protein.
    — Christian Holscher, CNN, 15 June 2018
  • Researchers found levels of the tau protein in the blood of 78 former NFL players were nine times higher than in the control group.
    — Kent Somers, USA TODAY, 24 June 2017
  • Researchers found levels of the tau protein in the blood of 78 former NFL players were nine times higher than in the control group.
    — Kent Somers, azcentral, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Plaques and fibrous tangles are formed by the proteins beta-amyloid and tau and are the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.
    — Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Later research identified the proteins that made up the plaques as amyloid and those that form the tangles as tau.
    — Christian Holscher, CNN, 15 June 2018
  • Another target is the protein tau, which forms tangles in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Patients with high levels of tau in their blood could then be screened further for C.T.E., Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
    — Ken Belson, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2016
  • But what if your brain already has signs of beta amyloid or tau — two of the hallmark signs of Alzheimer’s and other brain pathologies?
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
  • There are three kinds—the electron neutrino, the muon neutrino, and the tau neutrino.
    — Nandita Jayaraj, Quartz India, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s rests on finding errant forms of amyloid and tau.
    — Stacey Burling, Philly.com, 8 May 2018
  • Another protein, called tau, has also been linked to the disease.
    — WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The particles come in three flavors—electron, muon, and tau—depending on how they are born.
    — Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Curiosity is starting to see haze from the storm on the other side of the planet, registering a tau of about 2 or 3.
    — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2018
  • Also, spinal taps can show whether amyloid and tau proteins are present in cerebrospinal fluid.
    — New York Times, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The electron, muon and tau flavors would all be observable, at least in principle.
    — William Charles Louis, Scientific American, 1 July 2020
  • The 35 percent slowdown occurred in a group with a moderate level of a protein called tau, also linked to Alzheimer’s, in their brains.
    — Laurie McGinley, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2023
  • The previous storm had an opacity level, or tau, of 5.5.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 11 June 2018
  • Researchers are looking at a way to prevent tau from forming tangles.
    — Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • There are three types of neutrinos, referred to as the three flavors: electron, muon, and tau neutrinos.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Get this: the test can detect tau up to 20 years before patients develop any symptoms.
    — Stephen McBride, Forbes, 23 June 2021
  • Many recent studies of these tests have focused not on beta amyloid, but on certain forms of tau.
    — Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 21 July 2021
  • That repetition leads to a buildup of tau protein, an abnormal protein that kills and eats away at brain cells.
    — Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • All of the brains had evidence of amyloid plaques and another Alzheimer’s hallmark, tau tangles.
    — NBC News, 12 July 2019

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