Scientists are conducting research into a cure for Alzheimers disease

By Martin Graham

SCIENTISTS from the University of Edinburgh hope to discover the causes of Alzheimers disease, diabetes and cataracts in a new study examining the behaviour of tiny protein molecules.

The team of researchers will be studying insulin protein found in the body to try and establish why the molecules sometimes clump together as people get older.

This ‘clumping’ effect, known as aggregation, is thought to be a cause of Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related illnesses.