Silver Nanoparticles Could be the Key to Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists have used a laser light and fat-coated silver nanoparticles to see the toxic form of an Alzheimer’s molecule attempting to breach the outer covering of a cell decoy.
According to Nanowerk:

While the origin of Alzheimer’s Disease, one that robs the old of their memory, is still hotly debated, it is likely that a specific form of the Amyloid beta molecule, which is able to attack cell membranes, is a major player. Defeating this molecule would be easier if its shape and form were known better, but that has proven to be a difficult task until now.

Sudipta Maiti, who co-directed the efforts with P. K. Madhu, stated:

Everybody wants to make the key to solve Alzheimer’s Disease, but we don’t know what the lock looks like. We now have a glimpse of something which could be the lock. May be it’s still not the real thing, but as of now, this is our best bet.

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