Development of plaques in Alzheimer’s disease resolved

Development of plaques in Alzheimer's disease resolved
Dominik Röhr researches proteins that are altered in Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: Michael Schwettmann

A team of researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and Vrije Universteit Amsterdam (VU) has determined the development stages of Aβ fibrils and has thus been able to understand the development of plaques. The researchers report in the academic journal Acta Neuropathologica Communications on 11 December 2020.

Joining forces

The team from the Centre for Protein Diagnostics (Prodi) at RUB is working with the Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc) in order to pool expertise in protein and dementia research. Medical experts such as Baayla Boon from VUmc…

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