Neurodegenerative Peptides

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Amyloid-Beta: The Alzheimer's Peptide Explained

Amyloid-beta drives plaque formation in Alzheimer's disease. Review of the amyloid hypothesis, lecanemab and donanemab trials, and peptide-based therapies.

18 min read|Mar 20, 2026

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Peptide Approaches to Alzheimer's Disease

Review of peptide-based Alzheimer's therapeutics: amyloid-beta breakers, tau aggregation inhibitors, GLP-1 agonists, neuroprotective peptides, and vaccines.

14 min read|Mar 25, 2026

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Peptide Vaccines for Alzheimer's Disease

Peptide vaccines for Alzheimer's target amyloid-beta fragments to generate antibodies that clear brain plaques. ABvac40 showed positive phase 2 results.

13 min read|Mar 25, 2026