Science news articles about 'cause neurodegenerative diseases'

... proteins. Misfolded proteins can build up in long-lived cells, like neurons, and cause neurodegenerative diseases. The work, by Claus Wilke at The University of Texas at Austin and D. Allan Drummond ...

... . Abnormal accumulation of amyloid fibers and other misfolded forms in the brain cause neurodegenerative diseases. Similarly, build-up of abnormally folded prion proteins between neurons causes the ...

... in a debate about whether the plaques and tangles are mere markers of disease or actually have a role in causing neurodegenerative diseases to progress. So far, they know the presence of tau tangles ...