amyloid beta
noun
variants
or amyloid-beta
ˈa-mə-ˌlȯid-ˈbā-tə 
or amyloid beta protein
or amyloid-beta protein
or amyloid beta peptide
or amyloid-beta peptide
chiefly British -ˌbē-tə
: beta-amyloid
In Alzheimer's, the possible infectious agent under scrutiny is a protein called amyloid-beta best known as the main ingredient in the hulking, sticky gobs of plaque found in the brains of people with the disease.—
Laura Sanders
Laura SandersIn Alzheimer's patients, the amyloid beta protein somehow goes off track and clumps together in sticky plaques that destroy healthy brain tissue.—Nancy McVicar
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These drugs target the amyloid beta plaques caused by the amyloid protein.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024
The 2006 paper suggested an amyloid beta (Aβ) protein called Aβ*56 could cause Alzheimer’s.
—Bycharles Piller, science.org, 4 June 2024
Although the precise causes of Alzheimer’s are still not fully understood, the disease is defined by specific brain changes, such as amyloid beta plaques.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 12 July 2024
Johnson and his team analyzed the participants’ CSF, the fluid surrounding the brain, for proteins connected to the most common Alzheimer’s pathology: amyloid beta and tau protein aggregations in the brain.
—Rohan Rajeev, STAT, 28 June 2024
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024
The 2006 paper suggested an amyloid beta (Aβ) protein called Aβ*56 could cause Alzheimer’s.
—Bycharles Piller, science.org, 4 June 2024
Although the precise causes of Alzheimer’s are still not fully understood, the disease is defined by specific brain changes, such as amyloid beta plaques.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 12 July 2024
Johnson and his team analyzed the participants’ CSF, the fluid surrounding the brain, for proteins connected to the most common Alzheimer’s pathology: amyloid beta and tau protein aggregations in the brain.
—Rohan Rajeev, STAT, 28 June 2024
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amyloid beta
noun
variants
or amyloid-beta
or amyloid beta protein
or amyloid-beta protein
or amyloid beta peptide
or amyloid-beta protein
: beta-amyloid
Small amounts of amyloid beta are generated as an ordinary metabolic byproduct and are believed to do no harm, but larger amounts seem to be tied to Alzheimer's.—January W. Payne, U.S. News & World Report
January W. Payne, U.S. News & World ReportIn Alzheimer's patients, the amyloid beta protein somehow goes off track and clumps together in sticky plaques that destroy healthy brain tissue.—Nancy McVicar, The Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Nancy McVicar, The Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)The treatment targets the buildup of lumps of protein fragments called amyloid beta peptides, which is the dominant theory of the cause of Alzheimer's.—Victoria Colliver, The San Francisco Chronicle
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