A research team at UNC is studying how amyloid plaque forms in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients in hopes of developing breakthrough treatments for the disease.
“If we understand how (amyloid plaque) forms, can we understand how to deform them, how to so-called melt them in order to get rid of them and maybe in this way discover a path towards a cure,” said Ronit Freeman, an associate professor of applied physical sciences at UNC.
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