Tag: fibril formation
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Tau Fibril Formation Boosted by Polymer Physics Insights
Introducing a fresh lens on Alzheimer’s pathology In a groundbreaking cross-disciplinary venture, researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have adapted concepts from polymer physics to shed new light on the tau protein fibril formation that characterizes a key pathology in Alzheimer’s disease. By borrowing ideas about how polymers behave at the mesoscopic scale, the team aims…
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Polymer Physics Illuminates Tau Fibril Formation in Alzheimer’s Disease
Unlocking a Key Alzheimer’s Pathology with Polymer Physics Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University are applying concepts from polymer physics to unravel a central mystery of Alzheimer’s disease: how tau proteins assemble into the fibrillar structures that destabilize neurons. By treating tau aggregates as dynamic, filament-forming polymers, the team aims to map the steps that precede…