Redefining Dementia Treatment: Berkeley Scientists Unveil Promising New Breakthrough

Research from UC Berkeley indicates that ongoing stress caused by protein aggregation is leading to the death of brain cells.
Numerous neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, involve the buildup of protein clusters, known as aggregates, within the brain. This phenomenon has prompted researchers to hypothesize that these protein masses are responsible for the death of brain cells. Despite this, efforts to develop treatments that break up and remove these tangled proteins have had little success.

But a new discovery by University of California, Berkeley, researchers suggests that the accumulation of aggregated proteins isn’t what kills brain cells. Rather, it’s the body’s failure to turn off these cells’ stress response.