Amyloidosis is a rare protein-related condition that occurs when your body produces too many amyloid proteins, causing damage ...

An early Alzheimer's treatment that removes amyloid plaques from the brain many years before symptoms arise may help delay ...

For some people with a high risk of Alzheimer's who received a drug called gantenerumab for eight years, their risk of ...

The new findings center on a subset of 22 participants who received amyloid-removing drugs the longest, on average eight ...

The findings suggest—for the first time in a clinical trial—that early treatment to remove amyloid plaques from the brain ...

The kidneys become hard and small with buildup of amyloid. It is important for the nurse to assess the extent of kidney involvement in amyloidosis and the development of the nephrotic syndrome.

Alnylam announced the FDA approval of its supplemental new drug application for vutrisiran, an RNA interfering small molecule ...

A new study published in the journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology showed that for non-nodular primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis (PLCA), laser therapy is recommended, but ...

Treatment modalities include liver transplantation for transthyretin-related (ATTR) amyloidosis, elimination of inflammation in amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis and intensive chemotherapy in ...

Researchers found that peristaltic pump flow mechanically breaks supersaturation to induce amyloid formation by hen egg white lysozyme, a-synuclein, amyloid b 1-40, and b2-microglobulin.