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A massive collaborative effort has shed some light on the mechanisms at work in progressive supranuclear palsy, a neurodegenerative tauopathy that ravages movement, balance, and cognition. In a ...

This article is based on a poster originally authored by Malika Bsibsi, Abeera Popalzij, Matteo Zanella, Lieke Geerts, Mark Musters, Stefan Kostense, David Fischer, Ludo Buti, Tony Oosterveen, Ines ...