Supercomputers are Being Used in Research on Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Diseases

Supercomputers are being used in an attempt to trace and better understand the causes of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's neural degenerative diseases. The research is currently indicating that the cause of these diseases may be the long-term accumulation of alpha-synucleins in the neural membranes. Over time, the alpha-synucleins damage or eventually kill the neural cells they accumulate in. Calculations suggest that beta-synucleins block the accumulation of alpha-synucleins without damaging neural tissue. Scientists are hoping that the administration of beta-synucleins may stall or even reverse the progression of these debilitating diseases.

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