How blocking tau protein tangles in the brain may combat neurodegeneration, with David Holtzman (0:00) (from Neuron). How the US government is betting big on neuroscience research, with Cori Bargmann (6:42) (from Cell). How a common virus is linked to several kinds of cancers, with Henri-Jacques Delecluse (16:50) (from Cell Reports). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (21:20).