Amyloid probes gain powers in search for Alzheimer's cause
Monday, July 11, 2016 - 14:01
in Biology & Nature
A synthetic molecule with a rhenium core glows when attached to an amyloid fibril in the process of aggregating into a plaque, and brighter still when hit with ultraviolet light, report scientists. The molecule may therefore allow for real-time experimental monitoring of amyloid plaques implicated in Alzheimer's disease, they say.