that a buildup of amyloid beta in the brain is the root cause of the disease. Known as the amyloid hypothesis, this theory emerged in the 1980s after researchers identified amyloid plaques as a ...

An illustration depicts cells in an Alzheimer’s-affected brain, with abnormal levels of beta amyloid protein clumping together to form plaques that collect between neurons and disrupt cell function.

Although there are many outstanding questions about Alzheimer’s and a significant lack of effective drugs, scientists believe a protein called amyloid-beta plays an important role in the condition.

That view is informed by data on the first wave of successful anti-amyloid-beta antibodies. Roche is hoping to improve on those molecules by pairing its antibody with technology for crossing the ...

Panelists discuss how amyloid-targeting therapies for Alzheimer disease represent a breakthrough drug class that works by binding to and removing beta-amyloid plaques through various mechanisms ...

Beta-blockers can treat a variety of conditions including diabetes. They might cause certain side effects such as headaches and fatigue. People with diabetes tend to develop heart disease or ...

Android 16 Beta 3 became available for Pixel users to test last Thursday. Now Google’s already got an update ready, as Beta 3.1 starts heading out. This release fixes a handful of bugs ...

Apple has just released macOS Sequoia 15.4 beta 4 for developers. This latest beta version arrives one week after the last beta, here’s what to expect. Update 4:20 p.m. ET: Public beta 4 for ...

Nelson Aguilar is an LA-based tech how-to writer and graduate of UCLA. With more than a decade of experience, he covers Apple and Google and writes on iPhone and Android features, privacy and ...