"Beta amyloid" refers to a sticky protein that can clump together in the brain. It is often associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease, a condition that affects memory and thinking abilities. Full definition
These 3 actions can complement the capability of caffeine to suppress beta amyloid production within the brain. (ahealthblog.com)
The researchers correlated changes in the structural connectome with results from florbetapir positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, a technique that measures the amount of beta amyloid plaque in the brain. (sciencedaily.com)
Rockefeller University researchers have used a recently - developed imaging technique that makes tissue transparent to visualize brain tissue from deceased patients with Alzheimer's disease, exposing nonrandom, higher - order structures of beta amyloid plaques — sticky clumps of a toxic protein typically found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. (sciencedaily.com)