I am currently researching the effect of amyloid plaques on people with Alzheimer's Disease. What stood out to me about this subject and field of interest was the peculiar way that these entities plague one's brain and debilitate certain areas of the brain. This growing epidemic continues to affect an increasing number of people, usually of older-age, around the world. So far, I have looked into the effects of possessing an APOE 4 allele and the progression into this disease, with the accompinament of cell atrophy, and decrease in brain function.