In additional experiments, the same bacterial fragment blocked the aggregation of IAPP (a protein involved in type 2 diabetes ...

A brain bleed and subsequent brain surgery many decades ago may have led to cognitive impairment in the former president.

Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, ...

Gut bacteria may hold key to protecting brain against Alzheimers - A bacteria best known for causing stomach ulcers could ...

ucl.ac.uk Sporadic cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a common age related cerebral small vessel disease, characterised by progressive deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) in the wall of small to medium ...

In patients showing cognitive decline, a new blood test for Alzheimer's is expected to make diagnosis more convenient, ...

Accumulation of fibrils composed of amyloid A in tissues resulting in displacement of normal structures and cellular dysfunction is the characteristic feature of systemic amyloidoses. Here we show ...

In Alzheimer's disease (AD), amyloid β-protein (Aβ) production by regulated intramembrane proteolysis is crucial for pathogenicity. An unusual intramembrane cleavage generates various Aβ ...