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Test To Protect Food Chain From Human Form Of Mad Cow Disease
August 11, 2008 — Scientists are reporting development of the first test for instantly detecting beef that has been contaminated with tissue from a cow's brain or spinal cord during slaughter -- an advance in ... > full story -
Investigation Of Prion Folding On Cell Membranes
August 11, 2008 — Abnormally folded proteins cause a number of illnesses such as the Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) and Alzheimer’s. It is still unknown why this misfolding ... > full story -
Prions Are Not Degraded By Conventional Sewage Treatment Processes
June 23, 2008 — Scientists in Wisconsin are reporting that typical wastewater treatment processes do not degrade ... > full story -
Infectious And Non-Infectious Prions Have Clear Differences In Molecular Structures
June 17, 2008 — Infectious proteins known as prions have been identified as the cause of “mad cow” disease (BSE). The culprits are “incorrectly folded” proteins that can “infect” ... > full story -
How Small Molecule Can Take Apart Alzheimer's Disease Protein Fibers
May 16, 2008 — Researchers have shown, in unprecedented detail, how a small molecule is able to selectively take apart abnormally folded protein fibers connected to Alzheimer's disease and prion diseases. Finding a ... > full story -
Prions Show Their Good Side
May 7, 2008 — Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also have a helpful side. New research shows that normally functioning prions prevent neurons ... > full story -
First Atomic-Level Look At A Protein That Causes Brain Disease
April 22, 2008 — For the first time, researchers have peered deeply at the atomic level into the protein that causes hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy -- a disease thought to cause stroke and dementia. The study ... > full story -
Protecting A Life-Saving Blood Product From Human Form Of Mad Cow Disease
April 8, 2008 — Amid concern that recipients of certain blood transfusions may risk infection with a deadly protein responsible for the human form of mad cow disease, researchers now report development of a special ... > full story -
Transmitting Prion Diseases In Milk
April 7, 2008 — Scrapie can be transmitted to lambs through milk, according to new research. The study provides important information on the transmission of this prion-associated disease and the control of scrapie ... > full story -
New Insights Into Mad Cow Disease: Diversity Of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Agents Discovered
March 17, 2008 — Researchers have identified four separate biochemical subgroups in a selection of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The study suggests that these subgroups could represent distinct prion strains in ... > full story
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