Alzheimer’s disease, other conditions linked to prion-like proteins
A new theory about disorders that attack the brain and spinal column has received a significant boost from scientists at the School of Medicine. The theory links these conditions to corrupted proteins known as prions, which appear bright green in this image of brain cells from a patient with Alzheimer’s disease.
Receptor may aid spread of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in brain
School of Medicine
scientists have found a way that corrupted, disease-causing proteins
spread in the brain, potentially contributing to Alzheimer’s disease,
Parkinson’s disease and other brain-damaging disorders. Pictured are clumps of corrupted tau protein outside a nerve cell, as seen through an electron micrograph.
Seminar focuses on rapidly progressing dementias
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will host a half-day seminar on forms of dementia that strike suddenly and can kill an individual in a few weeks or months.