"We found that the cells basically attach a lysosome onto a large plaque, and they expel enzymes into the space that can digest the amyloid," said Frederick Maxfield, M.S. '73, Ph.D. '77, the ...

PRP is a rare chronic skin disorder. It is characterized by elevated orange-red papules on the skin that grow and become connected, producing large plaques over large areas (see Figure 1).

Its hallmarks include tangled clumps of amyloid-beta, a peptide (protein fragment) that aggregates in large plaques, which according to the new study, can seed more protein clusters, creating a wave ...

Cornell researchers discovered that brain immune cells, called microglia, can partially break down Alzheimer’s amyloid plaques using a process called digestive exophagy. The cells latch onto large ...