Cady Lou Roberts Memorial

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Description	This team is a memorial to my grandmother, Cady Lou Roberts, who passed away on August 31, 2010, as a result of complications derived from advanced Alzheimer's. By donating a little electricity and some computing resources, we are hoping to advance research in this area using the Rosetta@home system. Rosetta@home was a good fit since, in some ways, Alzheimer's is the disease most directly caused by proteins. A protein called amyloid-beta precursor protein is a normal part of healthy, functioning nerve cells in the brain. But to do its job, it gets cut into two pieces, leaving behind a little scrap from the middle -- amyloid-beta peptide. Many copies of this peptide (short protein segment) can come together to form clumps of protein in the brain. Although many things about Alzheimer's are still not understood, it is thought that these clumps of protein are a major part of the disease. Thank you for visiting and please consider joining our efforts to accelerate research in this area.
Created	15 Sep 2010
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Founder	Chris Pickle
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