[neverdem]

Cellular prion protein mediates impairment of synaptic plasticity by amyloid-(beta) oligomers

I believe beta amyloid and amyloid-(beta) are the same.

Conformation

[neverdem]

Ping

[rdl6989]

bttt.

[Myrddin]

I hark back to Mark Purdey's research on patients with copper depletion and exposure to trivalent manganese. The copper deficient proteins can bind manganese in place of the copper. The trivalent manganese is then capable for forming the "tendrils" typical of the defective proteins.

[stefanbatory]

hmmm...wonder if Alzheimer’s and BSE have the same cause...only different versions that show their symptoms more slowly or quickly...

[SunkenCiv]

Ping!

[Coleus]

harmless, eh?

Don't prions cause Mad Cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?

if so, i see no cure for Alzheimer's for generations to come.

now that we know prions may be the cause, we can now tell Ron Reagan, Jr., to shut his mouth and stop advocating for the killing of babies for their parts to be used in Alzheimer's research.

[Sun]

My dad had severe Alzheimer’s and he talked about a high protein count in his blood for years.

I heard on a tv show that if you take BP medication, use ARBs, and if you take cholesterol-lowering drugs, anyway, use statins, because they MIGHT decrease the chances of Alzheimer’s, at least they did statistically.