 Amaloid fibrils are a common feature of many neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Kreuzfeldtjacob disease. These fibrils can be easily detected by a dye called thioflavin-T that this dye binds strongly to amaloid fibrils, allowing researchers to measure their concentration that also allows researchers to monitor the formation of these fibrils as it fluoresces when bound to them. Additionally, that can slow down the rate of fibril formation, suggesting that it may have potential applications in treating these diseases. This article was authored by Christine Schwepp, Tiffany Yuwen Lin, Dennis Chang, and others.