Tiny protein structures called amyloids are key to understanding certain devastating age-related diseases, but they are so minuscule they can't be seen using conventional microscopic methods. A team ...

Clumps of protein fibrils known as amyloids play a role in a number of diseases, most famously Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. These fibrils are rich in β-sheets, a type of flat secondary protein ...

Clusters of a toxic bacterial protein have a surprising structure, differing from similar clumps associated with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in humans, scientists report in the Feb. 24 Science. These ...

Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. A preclinical study by Stowers Institute scientists has now identified the mechanism that makes a ...

A team of scientists collaborated on a study of functional amyloids -protein aggregates with the typical amyloid structure that do not lead to disease but rather serve a dedicated biological function.

Cataracts form when clear crystallin proteins in the eye lens aggregate into opaque deposits that scatter incoming light and cloud vision. Researchers had posited these aggregates contained amyloids, ...