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Prions in the Brain Eliminated by Homing Molecules
April 24, 2012 — Toxic prions in the brain can be detected with self-illuminating polymers. The originators, at Linköping University in Sweden, has now shown that the same molecules can also render the prions ... > full story -
New Yeast Prion Helps Cells Survive
April 23, 2012 — One of the greatest mysterious in cellular biology has been given a new twist. Researchers now show that prions, proteins that transmit heritable information without DNA or RNA, can contribute to ... > full story -
New MRI Technique May Predict Progress of Dementias
April 10, 2012 — A new technique for analyzing brain images offers the possibility of using magnetic resonance imaging to predict the rate of progression and physical path of many degenerative brain diseases, report ... > full story -
Prions Play Powerful Role in the Survival and Evolution of Wild Yeast Strains
February 15, 2012 — Scientists have tested nearly 700 wild yeast strains isolated from diverse environments for the presence of known and unknown prion elements, finding them in one third of all strains. All the prions ... > full story -
Most Lethal Known Species of Prion Protein Identified
February 9, 2012 — Scientists have identified a single prion protein that causes neuronal death similar to that seen in "mad cow" disease, but is at least 10 times more lethal than larger prion ... > full story -
New Findings About the Prion Protein and Its Interaction With the Immune System
December 29, 2011 — Scrapie is a neurodegenerative disease which can function as a model for other diseases caused by an accumulation of proteins resulting in tissue malformations (proteinpathies), such as Alzheimer's ... > full story -
Using Photons to Manage Data
October 27, 2011 — Managing light to carry computer data, such as text, audio and video, is possible today with laser light beams that are guided along a fiber-optic cable. These waves consist of countless billions of ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Might Be Transmissible in Similar Way as Infectious Prion Diseases, Research Suggests
October 4, 2011 — The brain damage that characterizes Alzheimer's disease may originate in a form similar to that of infectious prion diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, ... > full story -
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Screen Finds an Antidepressant and Other Drugs That Might Work Against Brain-Wasting Prion Diseases
September 14, 2011 — In a new study, researchers report that they have found several chemical compounds, including an antidepressant, that have powerful effects against brain-destroying prion infections in mice, opening ... > full story -
'Good' Prion-Like Proteins Boost Immune Response, Scientists Report
August 8, 2011 — A person's ability to battle viruses at the cellular level remarkably resembles the way deadly infectious agents called prions misfold and cluster native proteins to cause disease, researchers ... > full story
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