In biology, seeing can lead to understanding, and researchers in Professor Edward Boyden's lab at the McGovern Institute for ...

The buildup of knot-like RNA structures in brain cells may be the key to understanding how uncontrolled protein aggregation drives Alzheimer’s disease.

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A new biomarker test can detect early-stage tau protein clumping up to a decade before it appears on brain scans, improving ...

Blood proteins serve as crucial indicators of health and disease risk throughout development. Now, researchers at the ...

Researchers combined animal models, human brain tissue, and molecular analysis to uncover a connection between Alzheimer's ...

Researchers from Osaka University found that peristaltic pump flow mechanically breaks supersaturation to induce amyloid ...

Department of Chemical, Materials, and Industrial Production Engineering (DICMaPI), University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80125, Italy Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Biomaterials (CRIB), ...

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Amyloidosis occurs due to a buildup of amyloid proteins in the body. Along with treatment, complementary therapy can help with symptoms. Some examples include movements, such as yoga, sleep ...