Ultra-long protein fibrils give clues on dementia risk
"AFM technology has the potential to complement conventional biomarker tests and improve the early detection of Alzheimer's"
12-May-2023 -
During the course of Alzheimer's disease, protein fibrils appear in the spinal fluid of affected individuals. Empa researchers, together with the Department of Neurology at the Cantonal Hospital in St. Gallen, have now visualized the wide spectrum of protein aggregates from oligomers, ...
Alzheimer's disease
atomic force microscopy
dementia