amyloid
noun
am·y·loid
ˈa-mə-ˌlȯid 
: a waxy translucent substance consisting primarily of protein that is deposited in some animal organs and tissues under abnormal conditions (such as Alzheimer's disease) compare beta-amyloid
amyloid
adjective
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These drugs work by removing amyloid plaques—unusual clumps of proteins that build up in the brain and block cell communication.
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Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Regular aerobic exercise was linked to a reduction in markers in the brains of in rats that associated with the onset of Alzheimer's, including amyloid plaques, according to a new paper in the journal Brain Research.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Sure enough, after the impacts from the piston, the HSV-1 cells became active and began causing their usual havoc – sparking inflammation, fostering the growth of tangle-causing amyloid plaques, killing off neurons, and leading to a runaway development of glial cells in a process called gliosis.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025
Similar processes might underlie the development of protein aggregates tied to other neurodegenerative disorders, such as the amyloid fibrils found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease or the synuclein protein deposits implicated in Parkinson’s disease.
—Trevor Grandpre, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
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Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Regular aerobic exercise was linked to a reduction in markers in the brains of in rats that associated with the onset of Alzheimer's, including amyloid plaques, according to a new paper in the journal Brain Research.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Sure enough, after the impacts from the piston, the HSV-1 cells became active and began causing their usual havoc – sparking inflammation, fostering the growth of tangle-causing amyloid plaques, killing off neurons, and leading to a runaway development of glial cells in a process called gliosis.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025
Similar processes might underlie the development of protein aggregates tied to other neurodegenerative disorders, such as the amyloid fibrils found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease or the synuclein protein deposits implicated in Parkinson’s disease.
—Trevor Grandpre, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Amyloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amyloid. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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