How to Use beta-amyloid in a Sentence
beta-amyloid
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Tau tangles, along with plaques made up of beta-amyloid proteins, are hallmark signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
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These medications work by removing beta-amyloid plaques in the brain.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 9 July 2024
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Both drugs clear the brain of a substance called beta-amyloid, which forms the sticky plaques associated with Alzheimer's.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
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This process removes proteins like beta-amyloid that can contribute to cognitive decline.
—Drew Ramsey, Contributor, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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These plaques form after fragments of a misfolded protein called beta-amyloid begin to clump together.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
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Previous studies have shown that the biomarker p-tau181 can predict the buildup of a protein in the brain called beta-amyloid.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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The drug was the latest in a series of medications designed to clear the brain of beta-amyloid, which forms the sticky plaques that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
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The drug is an antibody that removes beta-amyloid that accumulates in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 2 July 2024
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As beta-amyloid levels rise in the brain, tangles of proteins called tau begin gathering inside brain cells, causing neurons to collapse and die.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
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This type of diet aims to increase the nutrients that protect the brain and inhibit beta-amyloid deposits found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
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The test works by measuring proteins beta-amyloid and p-tau217, which are believed to be hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 21 May 2025
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In vitro studies show that gamma-mangostin and other common xanthones prevented beta-amyloid cell damage and reduced brain buildup.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
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Oxidative stress may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease by boosting the buildup of beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles within the brain.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
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Brain glue Clumps of protein called beta-amyloid are widely considered an indicator and driver of Alzheimer’s disease.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
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These cells are responsible for repairing and maintaining other cells, including clearing beta-amyloid from the brain and retina.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
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PetMD experts say that dogs who experience cognitive dysfunction have a buildup of protein known as beta-amyloid that forms plaques on the brain.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Right now, doctors rely on brain scans called PET scans to find amyloid plaques or do a spinal tap to check for abnormal levels of proteins like beta-amyloid and tau.
—Allen Chang, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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As the size of a person’s belly grows, studies show the memory center of the brain shrinks and hallmark signs of Alzheimer’s disease can appear — namely beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
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In so doing, the therapy reduced the buildup of beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles—hallmark features of Alzheimer’s—in the brains of mice engineered to mimic the condition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2024
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The drugs assessed in the new review, published on Thursday, target beta-amyloid proteins, which form plaques that seem to accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
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Damage to the blood-brain barrier leads to inflammation within the brain and hampers the clearance of waste products like beta-amyloid protein (seen in Alzheimer's disease).
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
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The build up of beta-amyloid plaques and tangles may cause Alzheimer’s, but social conditions show much greater risk for some Americans even before that chemical change begins to happen.
—Jeremy Ney, Time, 7 Aug. 2023
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If not eliminated, beta-amyloid builds up in the brain, forming clusters of plaque that disrupt the signals neurons transmit to one another, which contributes to cognitive decline.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 20 July 2023
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The Alzheimer’s field has for decades been fixated on the idea that clumps, or plaques, of beta-amyloid are the main factor driving the disease, and the new Lilly data bolster that hypothesis.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 3 May 2023
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However, these changes only occurred in women who already had higher levels of beta-amyloid in their brain tissue, Coughlan told CNN.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
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First, sleep allows the brain’s glymphatic system to clean out waste, such as beta-amyloid, that accumulates during waking hours, similar to how the lymphatic system clears waste from the rest of the body, Hwang said.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
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Animal models demonstrate choline may help lower the risk of Alzheimer’s by aiding in the reduction of a harmful brain protein called beta-amyloid, which is often found in high levels in Alzheimer’s patients.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Clec, Verywell Health, 17 Nov. 2023
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Physical activity may also directly impact Alzheimer's disease pathology, such as the buildup of toxic beta-amyloid in the brain, according to the researcher.
—Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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Similarly, physical activity has been shown to reduce a peptide called beta-amyloid, which causes plaque to build up in the brain and may play a role in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, Hwang said.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
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During the course of the disease, accumulations of proteins (including beta-amyloids and tau) build up in and around a person's neurons, causing the breakdown of brain cells and brain cell communications throughout the brain.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2023
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