Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the brain. The aggregation of these proteins, called metal-associated amyloids, is associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. A paper published recently in the Proceedings of the National AcademyContinue reading “Green tea extract interferes with the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s”
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The Evolution of Amyloid Toxicity in Alzheimer’s
Researchers uncover structural markers to differentiate between smaller and larger forms of “Jekyll and Hyde” amyloid beta molecular bundles–providing a basis for understanding why smaller bundles of the protein are more toxic than larger bundles. A tiny protein known as an “amyloid beta” acts like Jekyll and Hyde in mysterious ways within the human body.Continue reading “The Evolution of Amyloid Toxicity in Alzheimer’s”