Amyloid heart disease occurs when amyloid fibrils build up in the heart, making it more difficult for the heart to pump blood around the body. Eventually, this can lead to heart failure. Another ...

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Wainua works by destroying the altered TTR genes. This may result in lowering the amount of abnormal TTR made in your liver, reduce amyloid buildup in your nerves, and help prevent your nerve ...

People with Alzheimer’s have a build-up of two kinds of protein clumps in the brain: amyloid and tau. These seem to start forming in our memory centres, two small curved structures on either ...

RapidEye/Getty Images Right now, the most widely accepted theory behind the cause of Alzheimer’s disease includes the build-up of amyloid-beta and tau proteins in the brain. Scientists are still ...

Alzheimer's disease has a biologically based definition, according to criteria ... those specific to Alzheimer's changes like amyloid and tau, referred to as "core" biomarkers; those important ...

Study: Phytoene and Phytoene-Rich Microalgae Extracts Extend Lifespan in C. elegans and Protect against Amyloid-β Toxicity in an Alzheimer’s Disease Model. Image Credit: Nguyen Anh Mai ...

AstraZeneca has clearly made the rare disease transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) a key component of its rare disease pipeline, licensing a second drug candidate in the space of a couple of months.

Boosting a specific protein in the brain could help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found. The longstanding theory is that Alzheimer’s occurs when a protein called ...