The currently agreed-on premise is that the clumping of certain proteins in the brain is a driving factor for Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from The Buck Institute for Research in Novato, CA, now ...

DGIST has made a groundbreaking announcement: a research team, under the guidance of professors Jiwon Um and Jaewon Ko, has ...

It has long been known that a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and most other neurodegenerative diseases, is the clumping together of insoluble protein aggregates in the brain. During normal ...

Maryland Governor Hogan Visits Genesis Nursing Home as They Receive Their Covid-19 Vaccination on December 23, 2020. Source - Maryland GovPics. CC SA 2.0. Maryland Governor Hogan Visits Genesis ...

Proteomic analyses of neurodegenerative diseases revealed massive variations, both as an increase or decrease, in the amount of a plethora of cellular proteins. These variations may be meaningful per ...

PTIR calculates the rates at which originally monomeric proteins are transformed into aggregates at various temperatures under initial-rate settings. Utilizing SMSLS for identical conditions generates ...

Area of Focus: mitochondrial quality control, cellular metabolism, immune responses and the mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases. Fourteen years ago, Xin Qi joined the Department of ...

Scientists are no longer just cataloging the damage that comes with age, they are starting to rewire the machinery inside ...

As life expectancy continues to climb globally, the focus of many people has moved from longevity alone to living in good health. This has drawn attention to the need to extend "healthspan," the ...

The new treatment leverages peptide-brush polymers, which act as a shield to prevent proteins from binding to one another. Polymer backbone is shown in yellow. Active peptides are in blue and green.