Summary:
- Researchers have solved a 25-year mystery by discovering why some proteins fold the wrong way, leading to diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's.
- The study found that certain proteins can form stable, misfolded structures called amyloids, which can act as templates that cause other proteins to misfold in the same way.
- This breakthrough could lead to the development of new treatments that target the root cause of these neurodegenerative diseases by preventing the initial misfolding event.