Calprotectin levels in stool samples can be used to diagnose or monitor common inflammatory conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, while serum levels of calprotectin can be used to monitor the inflammation state in rheumatoid arthritis. Calprotectin concentrations in pati
In Alzheimer's disease, the degeneration of brain cells is linked to formation of toxic protein aggregates and deposits known as amyloid plaques. Similar processes play an important role also in type 2 diabetes. A research team under the lead of the Technical University of Munich has now dev
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 21 (ANI): Researchers have developed synthetic peptides that could target and reduce toxic protein aggregates, which are supposed to cause Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.