Doug Rosenthal, a scientist from Cleveland, Ohio describes
for the first time how to prepare an aggregate of beta amyloid protein with the
ability to pierce the cell membrane.
It is still unknown what causes the death of neurons in
Alzheimer's as well as the consequent cognitive deterioration. The brains of
millions of people with Alzheimer's slowly inescapably deplete neurons.
However, what causes the death of neurons is still unknown. Several studies
propose that the interaction of the amyloid beta protein with the membrane of
neurons causes neurotoxicity.
