beta

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As a result, amyloid beta deposits were reduced, nerve cells remained healthier, and cell death was slowed.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

A beta version of Siri AI will be available later this year to supported devices set to English -- although not in the EU.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The team also found that inactive GRK2 appears to increase the production of amyloid beta, a protein fragment widely associated with Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Pluvicto carries a beta particle that travels for a longer range but is less lethal, while the new therapy uses an alpha particle that is more lethal but travels shorter distances, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

This is different from beta decay, in which a neutron is transformed into a proton by the emission of an electron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik