WRAL Visits Freeman Lab to Explore Potential Alzheimer’s Cure WRAL’s Grace Hayba visited the Freeman Lab to sit down with Professor Ronit Freeman to learn about the new discovery in a way to potentially reverse the twist direction of amyloid plaques in the brain which are instrumental in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. … Continue reading WRAL Visits Freeman Lab to Explore Potential Alzheimer’s Cure
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Article: A Twist on Traditional Treatment
Imagine a future where the insidious advance of Alzheimer’s could be halted, or even reversed, not by a miraculous new drug, but by a groundbreaking way of delivering treatment right to the heart of the problem. This isn’t the plot of a science fiction novel but the tangible outcome of cutting-edge research by a team… Continue reading Article: A Twist on Traditional Treatment
Targeted therapy treatments – with a twist!
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers have developed a therapeutic approach that harnesses helical amyloid fibers designed to untwist and release drugs in response to body temperature, according to a study published in Nature Communications. “Understanding the structural and assembly properties of the beta-amyloid 42 peptide is crucial for advancing our knowledge of Alzheimer’s and developing targeted therapies for… Continue reading Targeted therapy treatments – with a twist!