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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Over the past few decades researchers have begun to realize that Alzheimer’s is more than the tangles of tau proteins and clusters of amyloid plaque that are the defining biological signs of the disease.
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Lauren Gravitz, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
Participants with insomnia who reported sleeping less than usual in those two weeks had more white matter hyperintensities and amyloid plaques than participants with insomnia who noted no such issues.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The team looked for white matter hyperintensities—areas of brain tissue damage linked to small vessel disease—and amyloid plaques, the protein deposits tied to Alzheimer's disease.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The pill, which was tested in some patients at his center, is designed to interrupt the process that leads to amyloid plaques, rather than removing plaques that have already formed.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Gravitz, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
Participants with insomnia who reported sleeping less than usual in those two weeks had more white matter hyperintensities and amyloid plaques than participants with insomnia who noted no such issues.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The team looked for white matter hyperintensities—areas of brain tissue damage linked to small vessel disease—and amyloid plaques, the protein deposits tied to Alzheimer's disease.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The pill, which was tested in some patients at his center, is designed to interrupt the process that leads to amyloid plaques, rather than removing plaques that have already formed.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Amyloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amyloid. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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