The tiny protein known as transthyretin can cause big problems in the body when it misfolds after secretion. While healthy ...

Hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) amyloidosis is a rare progressive disease that is passed from parent to child. It is caused by a mutant form of the transthyretin (TTR) protein that can damage vital ...

Lasunadya Ghrita (LG), an Ayurvedic remedy, shows promise in breaking down toxic amyloid proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease LG outperforms synthetic peptides in disaggregating amyloid-prone ...

but other amyloid diseases as well," says Lander. In addition to Lander, Kelly, and Basanta, authors of the study, "The conformational landscape of human transthyretin revealed by cryo-EM," are ...

Hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) amyloidosis is a rare progressive disease that is passed from parent to child. It is caused by a mutant form of the transthyretin (TTR) protein that can damage ...

The accumulation of beta-amyloid protein in the brain is considered an early pathological brain change in Alzheimer's disease, although the exact cause of amyloid accumulation is unknown.

Amyloidosis is a rare protein-related condition that occurs when your body produces too many amyloid proteins, causing damage to your organs and tissues. Amyloid proteins are a type of protein ...

Researchers have linked chronic intestinal infections caused by cytomegalovirus (HCMV) to a unique subtype of Alzheimer’s disease. The virus may travel from the gut to the brain via the vagus nerve, ...

AL Amyloidosis is a rare and serious disease, with an estimated 8,600 incident cases in the 7MM countries (United States, EU5-Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom-and Japan ...

Local amyloid deposition occurs in the brain in Alzheimer's disease and in the pancreas in maturity-onset diabetes, but a direct role in the pathogenesis of these diseases remains unproven.