Misfolded proteins not only lose their normal physiological functions, but can also acquire new properties that drive pathological processes leading to disease. Amyloid plaques comprising tangled ...

Researchers from Osaka University find that peristaltic pump action and high shear flow forces promote amyloid nucleation.

Some examples include movements, such as yoga, sleep therapy, and a balanced diet. Amyloidosis is a rare disease caused by a buildup of amyloid proteins in tissues and organs. Unlike other protein ...

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.

Cardiac amyloidosis is a myocardial disease characterized by extracellular amyloid infiltration throughout the heart. Cardiac amyloidosis has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations but the ...

While AL amyloidosis is the most common type of amyloidosis, it remains a rare disease with an estimated 30,000 to 45,000 people living with the disease in the US and Europe.

These deposits can build up, cause a condition called amyloidosis, and are associated with numerous diseases, one of which is Alzheimer's disease. Many Alzheimer's patients have high levels of ...