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IMAGE: Transmission Electron Micrograph of fibrils from the protein alpha-synuclein, which is associated with Parkinson s disease. view more
Credit: University of Bath
Amyloid fibrils are deposits of proteins in the body that join together to form microscopic fibres. Their formation has been linked to many serious human diseases including Alzheimer s, Parkinson s and Type 2 diabetes.
Until today, scientists have been unable to reliably measure the speed of fibril growth, as there have been no tools that could directly measure growth rate in solution. However, researchers from the UK s University of Bath and the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source have now invented a technique that does just that. Results from their study are published in