Researchers illuminate new structures of a critical amyloid protein
The tiny protein known as transthyretin can cause big problems in the body when it misfolds after secretion. While healthy ...
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Study reveals insights into Alzheimer's disease mechanisms through novel hydrogel matrix
designed to mimic the amyloid-beta (β) containing microenvironment associated with AD. The study's findings, published in Acta Biomaterialia, illuminate the formation of β-sheet structures ...
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Researchers Capture Protein Tangle Formation in Real-Time
Protein tangles, known as amyloid-beta (A-beta) aggregates, are most famously linked to neurodegenerative illnesses like Alzheimer's. Nevertheless, despite its frequent attention, scientists have ...
Research unveils synergistic effects of tau and beta-amyloid in Alzheimer's
A research team from the Institut de Neurociències of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) has discovered that the two key pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's-tau protein and beta-amyloid ...
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Why Alzheimer’s scientists are rethinking the amyloid hypothesis
Recent approvals by the Food and Drug Administration have focused on medications that shrink the sticky brain deposits of a protein called amyloid beta. The errant growth of this protein is ...