The incidence of kidney disease is rising in Japan, now affecting one in eight adults, but developing effective treatments remains a challenge. The kidneys are among the most energy-hungry organs in the body. To function, they constantly produce and utilize gigantic amounts of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a chemical the body uses to store and transport […]
Scientists at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) have unveiled a pioneering study that sheds featherlight on the elaborate mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study, titled “Effects of amyloid-β-mimicking peptide hydrogel matrix on neuronal progenitor cell phenotype,” represents a significant step forward in understanding the interplay between amyloid-like structures and neuronal cells. A […]
