Prions are best described as misfolded proteins with an ability to transmit their misfolded shape onto normal variants of the ...

Scientists are testing an experimental anti-amyloid antibody in people expected to develop early-onset Alzheimer's.

Lewy body diseases (LBDs) are a class of debilitating neurodegenerative disorders linked to the abnormal aggregation of the ...

Protein synthesis is vital for life, translating genetic information from DNA to functional proteins through transcription ...

Luckily for us, ice-nine is fictitious. But its biological counterpart, unfortunately, is not. The misfolded proteins known as prions are very real. Prions are proteinaceous infectious particles, ...

A new study has identified an enzyme that plays an important role in breaking down unneeded or damaged proteins in the heart -- an important process for maintaining heart health.

A new study has identified an enzyme that plays an important role in breaking down unneeded or damaged proteins in the heart – an important process for maintaining heart health.

In a novel theory, scientists at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute propose a unifying explanation for the ...

The sabotage of cellular messaging, triggered by the formation of chronic stress granules in the brain, may be a key factor ...

Neurodegeneration, induced by misfolded tau protein, and neuroinflammation, driven by glial cells, represent the salient features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related human tauopathies.

The Luzerne County detections are 40 miles from the nearest wild CWD detection. They will ultimately result in disease ...

Three more deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Louisiana, one of them in St. Landry Parish, officials ...