It's been 30 or so years since amyloid beta precursor protein (APP) was first pinpointed as the precursor of the amyloid beta (AB) peptide that is the main constituent of plaques found in the brains ...

Researchers at Brown University and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass., have found a physical connection between the herpes simplex virus and amyloid precursor protein, a protein ...

A new study strengthens the idea that reelin, an extracellular matrix protein essential for brain development, works, at least in part, by binding amyloid precursor protein (APP). In the June 10 ...

Over the past 15 years, many of the steps in the development of Alzheimer's disease have been elucidated. In particular, the emergence of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide as the central molecule in the ...

Aη, or A-eta, made an initial splash when scientists reported that these fragments of amyloid precursor protein—products of a heretofore unknown cleavage—dampen neural activity. But how? The story ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive memory loss and a significant decline in mental functions. Past studies have shown that people with AD exhibit a buildup ...

Share on Pinterest New research looks into the role of amyloid-beta in developing Alzheimer’s. Westend61/Getty Images A main theory behind the cause of Alzheimer’s disease is the build-up of the ...

The retraction came from Neurobiology of Aging, which removed a 2011 paper claiming to show that a version of a protein ...