4 – Alzheimers

New insights on what causes Alzheimer’s disease could arise from a recent discovery made by bioengineers. The finding concerns the infamous amyloid beta peptides (A²) — fragments of which form plaques thought to play a role in Alzheimer’s disease. The bioengineers found that amyloid beta peptides spontaneously trigger calcium waves in purified cultures of astrocyte cells extracted from the …

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Catching calcium waves could provide Alzheimer’s insights (Science Daily)

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