While physicians and scientists have long known that Alzheimer's disease involves the buildup of toxic protein fragments in ...

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them—signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces of their own surfaces—in a process known as endocytosis that is essential ...

When in the clutches of β-secretase, the amyloid precursor protein (APP) lives up to its name, churning out the starting material for Aβ peptides and all that comes from them. What if this whole ...

(A, B) ALP staining and activity detection were performed after treating cells with APPswe or BMP2 for 5 days or 7 days. (C, D) ARS staining and semiquantitative analysis were used to detect calcium ...

Beta-amyloid plaques are considered a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, but they’re not the sole cause of the disease and its symptoms. Alzheimer’s is a complicated disease that experts are still ...

Researchers have developed a potential new peptide-based drug delivery system by repurposing fibrils that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis. Researchers at the University of North ...