Illustration of human brain-derived beta-amyloid fibrils. The fibrils are made up of beta-amyloid peptides (chains of protein, green, orange and pink)

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Illustration of human brain-derived beta-amyloid fibrils. The fibrils are made up of beta-amyloid peptides (chains of protein, green, orange and pink) stacked in a three-fold symmetry. These insoluble fibres resist degradation and so build-up in brain tissue, forming the amyloid plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.

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Photo credit: © RAMON ANDRADE 3DCIENCIA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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