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11
Nov
Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes: Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid aggregates
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A new study published in the journal Nature suggests that a class of synthetic peptides may help to suppress the formation of harmful a...
10
Oct
Detecting Alzheimer’s disease from blood samples
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There is currently no mainstream test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. This leaves patients and doctors relying on a neurological ex...
05
Oct
Decreased proteins, not amyloid plaques, tied to Alzheimer’s disease
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Going hand-in-hand with decreased proteins in the brain, amyloid plaques are also commonly found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients....
01
Oct
With fractured genomes, Alzheimer’s neurons call for help
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Think of your brain as a sprawling city with a bustling downtown, countless neighborhoods, and a vast and intricate system of highways ...
22
Sep
Newly identified small molecules break amyloid tangles that cause Alzheimer’s
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Newly identified small molecules break amyloid tangles that cause Alzheimer's
In a new study, University of Alabama at Birmingham rese...