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It has long been known that a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and most other neurodegenerative diseases, is the clumping together of insoluble protein aggregates in the brain. During normal ...

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An international research team has uncovered new insights into healthy brain aging. The researchers found that aging leads to the accumulation of defective energy molecules in the brains of aged mice, ...

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DALLAS — It could be as simple as constantly misplacing keys, or forgetting to pay a bill, or repeating questions over and over. As people age, their memory and cognition tends to take a small hit.

Aging is a natural part of life, and most of us expect to see signs of aging in our 50s and 60s, such as wrinkles, gray hair, and slower metabolism. However, some people seem to age much faster than ...

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To date, approaches to treatments for Alzheimer's disease have not addressed the contribution of protein insolubility as a general phenomenon, instead focusing on one or two insoluble proteins.