New technique reveals secrets of amyloid

摘要

Amyloid fibrils are characteristic of diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and type 2 diabetes, but how they form is unclear - now researchers are using a special analytical technique to establish how fibrils form.The technique-ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (IMS-MS)-has enabled scientists for the first time to identify drugs to prevent, treat or halt the progression of conditions involving amyloid fibrils.