Research opens up new exploration possibilities for Alzheimer’s disease (News-Medical-Net)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Researchers at Universitat Aut-noma de Barcelona (UAB) and University of Stockholm have created a computer modelling of the structural malfunctioning of the ApoE4 protein when it enters into contact with the Amyloid beta molecule, the main cause of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Computer Simulation Of Protein Malfunction Related To Alzheimer’s (redOrbit)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and University of Stockholm have created a computer modeling of the structural malfunctioning of the ApoE4 protein when it enters into contact with the Amyloid beta molecule, the main cause of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Studies demonstrate link among Alzheimer’s disease, Down syndrome and atherosclerosis (Science Daily)

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Neuroscientists have demonstrated an association among Alzheimer’s disease, Down syndrome and atherosclerosis. Their research implicates damage inflicted by the amyloid protein as a shared disease mechanism.

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Upending textbook science on Alzheimer’s disease (EurekAlert!)

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

( American Friends of Tel Aviv University ) In a new study published in Nature Neuroscience, Dr. Inna Slutsky of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine finds that the amyloid-beta protein, currently the target of Alzheimer’s drug research, is essential for normal information transfer through nerve cell networks in ... continue reading

Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related

Friday, November 6th, 2009
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Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a distinctive abnormality of small cerebral blood vessels, one that has intrigued neuroscientists for decades. The time seems right for a book which examines the phenomenon of CAA using a multifaceted ... continue reading