Meet The Prions - Bad Actors That Drive Alzheimer's & Parkinson's [Explainer Video] from prion video Watch Video
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Description: Episode 4 of BrainStorm Live - Amprion’s CSO Dr. Claudio Soto explains what causes Alzheimer's and Parkinson's and the molecular process these diseases take as they progress. Dr. Soto also discusses the origins of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's being parallel to those of other diseases that are triggered and maintained by Prions (or misfolded proteins). Prions form stable aggregates and can replicate by causing nearby normal proteins to misfold and spreading this misfolding process from cell to c