Researchers have discovered a new type of transition in protein folding: amyloid crystals formed from amyloid fibrils by a decrease in energy. The crystals are even more stable than the fibrils, which ...

A new imaging technique developed by engineers at Washington University in St. Louis can give scientists a much closer look at fibril assemblies, stacks of peptides like amyloid beta, most notably ...

For some years now scientists have been trying to elucidate the physics behind amyloid fibrils, the multimeric and insoluble strands that cause a variety of amyloidoses, including the plaques of ...

Powerful microscopes have allowed researchers to see what exactly holds paper together. Tiny strands of cellulose known as fibril bridges seem to play a crucial role, according to a study published ...

Researchers from the National Institutes of Natural Sciences and Nagoya City University have achieved a significant breakthrough by elucidating the structure of amyloid β (Aβ) bound to glycolipids on ...

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a primarily respiratory virus. It is the causative agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In severe or ...

The main component of Alzheimer’s plaques—fibrillar aggregates of amyloid-β(1-42) (Aβ42)—pose a sticky problem for structural biologists. In the past few years, groups have used various biophysical ...

Many scientists believe that plaques made of amyloid peptide contribute to brain degeneration in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Moreover, fibrils of a 42-amino-acid fragment of this peptide are ...

StarStuff image of the week This image isn't a close-up from the garden, but an active area of strong magnetic fields on the Sun's visible surface, the chromosphere. The petal-like structures ...

Amyloid fibrils are infamous for the role they play in serious neurological diseases in humans, such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's. One trigger for Alzheimer's disease is the misfolding and ...