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Needle-in-a-Haystack Search Identifies Potential Brain Disease Drug
February 23, 2011 — Scientists who examined more than 10,000 chemical compounds during the last year in search of potential new drugs for a group of untreatable brain diseases, are reporting that one substance shows ... > full story -
How Disordered Proteins Spread from Cell to Cell, Potentially Spreading Disease
February 18, 2011 — Misfolded proteins can get into cells and form large aggregates by recruiting normal proteins. These aggregates are associated with neurodegenerative diseases. A new study finds that the protein ... > full story -
Unraveling How Prion Proteins Move Along Axons in the Brain
February 17, 2011 — Researchers have identified the motors that move non-infectious prion proteins -- found within many mammalian cells -- up and down long, neuronal transport pathways. Identifying normal movement ... > full story -
Prion Disease Spreads in Sheep Via Mother's Milk
January 19, 2011 — Transmission of prion brain diseases such as bovine spongiform enecephalopathy (BSE) -- also known as mad cow disease -- and human variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is generally attributed to ... > full story -
Airborne Pathogens Can Induce Mad Cow Disease, New Findings Suggest
January 13, 2011 — Airborne prions are also infectious and can induce mad cow disease or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disorder, new findings suggest. Researchers recommend precautionary measures for scientific labs, ... > full story -
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New Drug Target for Prion Diseases, 'Mad Cow'
January 10, 2011 — Scientists have discovered that plasminogen, a protein used by the body to break up blood clots, speeds up the progress of prion diseases such as mad cow ... > full story -
Prions Mutate and Adapt to Host Environment
December 17, 2010 — Scientists have shown that prions, bits of infectious protein that can cause fatal neurodegenerative disease such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "mad cow disease," have the ability to ... > full story -
Early Detection Is Possible for Prion Diseases, Study Suggests
December 2, 2010 — A fast test to diagnose fatal brain conditions such as mad cow disease in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans could be on the horizon, according to a new study. Researchers have developed ... > full story -
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New Prion Discovery Reveals Drug Target for Mad Cow Disease and Related Illnesses
December 1, 2010 — In a new study, scientists have found that a protein our body uses to break up blood clots speeds up the progress of prion diseases. This substance, called plasminogen, is a new drug target for prion ... > full story -
Size of Protein Aggregates, Not Abundance, Drives Spread of Prion-Based Disease
October 28, 2010 — In a study that challenges the conventional wisdom about infections caused by proteins called prions, researchers report that the size of protein structures, rather than their abundance, determines ... > full story
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