Fungal infection in the brain produces changes like those seen in Alzheimer's disease

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Fungal infection in the brain produces changes like those seen in Alzheimer's disease
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Researchers have discovered how the fungus Candida albicans enters the brain, activates two separate mechanisms in brain cells that promote its clearance, and, important for the understanding of Alzheimer's disease development, generates amyloid beta (Ab)-like peptides, toxic protein fragments from the amyloid precursor protein that are considered...

Researchers described the structure of a special type of amyloid beta plaque protein associated with Alzheimer's disease progression. Scientists showed the small aggregates of the amyloid ...

Neurobiologists have uncovered the long-sought-after mechanisms behind the maintenance and decline of key synapses implicated in brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. The researchers ... An experimental study has revealed that the Alzheimer's protein amyloid-beta accumulates inside nerve cells, and that the misfolded protein may then spread from cell to cell via nerve fibers. ...

Alzheimer's-affected brains are riddled with so-called amyloid plaques: protein aggregates consisting mainly of amyloid-beta. However, this amyloid-beta is a fragment produced from a precursor ...Scientists Develop 3D Printing Method That Shows Promise for Repairing Brain Injuries

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