A key aspect of Alzheimer's is sticky clumps of an abnormal protein in the brain called beta amyloid plaques.

阿尔兹·海默氏症主要是由于脑部聚集结块的异常蛋白质，名为be ta淀粉状蛋白斑。

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Earlier work done by her team has shown that, in mice at least, the herpes infection of nerve cells induces accumulation of beta amyloid, the main component of amyloid plaques.

她的团队已经在早期做了大量的工作，至少在小鼠中，疱疹病毒感染的神经细胞导致了beta-淀粉的沉积，而这是淀粉样蛋白斑块的主要成分。

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Beta (in the form of beta-amyloid plaques) and tau (in the form of tau tangles) are the physical manifestations of Alzheimer's.

贝塔(以贝塔-淀粉样斑块的形式)和陶(以陶蛋白缠结的形式)是痴呆症的物质表征。

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As expected, the vaccine created antibodies that prevented beta amyloid plaques from forming.

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Beta amyloid forms sticky plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and many scientists suspect that slowing plaque formation could slow the disease.

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One large area of research is in plaques of beta amyloid which form on the brain.

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