Protein That Eliminates Plaque-Forming Amyloids Associated with Alzheimer's

It's been known for over 100 years that dark sticky deposits known as plaques form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. These are caused by fragments of a protein known as amyloid. For some reason, normal amyloid sometimes folds up incorrectly and the misfolded molecule then clumps together to form these plaques between nerve cells. Alzheimer's seems to start as soon as the amyloid clumps begin to accumulate and disrupt brain cell function. The large visible plaques occur late in the process....Read Full Post
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