Self-assembled hydrogels as a model for neurodegeneration

阿尔茨海默病（AD）是一种神经退行性疾病，目前影响着超过34万澳大利亚人。通常，阿尔茨海默病的症状直到疾病发展到晚期才会显现出来，这限制了成功治疗的机会。在这个项目中，由生物相容性多肽制成的水凝胶将用于培养神经细胞模型，以研究疾病早期的发展。这将有助于开发新的诊断工具来早期发现阿尔茨海默病。

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease which currently affects over 340,000 Australians. Often, symptoms of AD are not apparent until the disease is well advanced, limiting chances of successful treatment. In this project, hydrogels made from biocompatible peptides will be used to grow neural cell culture models to study the development of the disease in its early stages. This will help to develop new diagnostic tools for the early detection of AD.