amyloid
noun
am·y·loid
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Definition of amyloid
: 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
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Tau causes tangles of material in the brain that clog it up, compounding the problems of beta amyloid. — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, "Alzheimer’s Meeting: Lifestyle Factors Are the Best—and Only—Bet Now for Reducing Dementia Risk," 18 July 2019 Biogen stopped a clinical trial in March that was the latest stunning collapse for experimental amyloid plaque drugs, sending the company’s stock plunging more than 29 percent. — Washington Post, The Denver Post, "Colorado Alzheimer’s researchers shift focus after failures; begin testing leukemia medicine as treatment," 6 July 2019 Biogen stopped a clinical trial in March that was the latest stunning collapse for experimental amyloid plaque drugs, sending the company’s stock plunging more than 29 percent. — Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, "Alzheimer’s research is getting a reboot at small companies focused on the immune system," 5 July 2019 The confusing outcome has many experts concerned about what this means for amyloid’s role in Alzheimer’s. — Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, "State of Science: A Roller Coaster Year for Alzheimer's Treatment," 1 Jan. 2019 Those two lesions are beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. — Scientific American, "Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s: Two Experts on Why New Studies Are Encouraging," 13 Aug. 2019 Those two lesions are beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. — The Conversation, oregonlive.com, "Here’s what we know about blood tests for Alzheimer’s," 10 Aug. 2019 Once-promising treatments that targeted the removal of amyloid plaques, an accumulation of debris on brain tissue that is a key sign of Alzheimer’s, have consumed billions of dollars in vain. — Washington Post, The Denver Post, "Colorado Alzheimer’s researchers shift focus after failures; begin testing leukemia medicine as treatment," 6 July 2019 Once-promising treatments that targeted the removal of amyloid plaques, an accumulation of debris on brain tissue that is a key sign of Alzheimer’s, have consumed billions of dollars in vain. — Washington Post, The Denver Post, "Colorado Alzheimer’s researchers shift focus after failures; begin testing leukemia medicine as treatment," 6 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amyloid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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