ScienceWatch.com, September 2010
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Role of Soluble Amyloid-ß Examined in Alzheimer’s
Recent research in Alzheimer’s disease has shifted
from emphasis on plaques and tangles of beta-amyloid protein in the brains
of Alzheimer’s patients to smaller, soluble forms of beta-amyloid.
Soluble forms of human beta-amyloid have been observed to interfere with
the memory of learned behavior in rats. Soluble beta-amyloid also
correlates well with dementia in human patients. These findings open a
promising area for further Alzheimer’s research.
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Nicolas C. Polfer on Infrared Spectroscopy of Ions
From the interview: "Developments in laser technology have now made it
possible to also record the infrared spectra of ions in a mass
spectrometer. The combination of ultra-high sensitivity (from mass
spectrometry) and high structural information (from laser spectroscopy) are
particularly useful for answering questions in biomolecular
sciences..."
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