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Evolutionary Origins Of Prion Disease Gene Uncovered
September 28, 2009 — Scientists have uncovered the evolutionary ancestry of the prion gene, which may reveal new understandings of how the prion protein causes diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also ... > full story -
Can Gene Expression Profiling Make It Possible To Predict Deadly Infections In Cattle?
September 10, 2009 — A new study suggests that gene expression profiling may allow researchers to track the progression of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and ultimately predict their infectious ... > full story -
Gene Mutation Alone Causes Transmissible Prion Disease
August 26, 2009 — Researchers have shown definitively that mutations associated with prion diseases are sufficient to cause a transmissible neurodegenerative disease. Until now, two theories about the role mutations ... > full story -
Impaired Transport In Neurons Triggers Prion Disease
August 21, 2009 — A new study shows that nervous system integrity and axonal properties may play a key role in prion diseases. The findings expand our understanding of the development of prion disease and suggest ... > full story -
Prion Protein Identified As Novel Early Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker
August 17, 2009 — Mad cow disease is caused by the accumulation of an abnormal protein, the prion, in the brain of an affected patient. Outside of the brain, very little is known about prions. Researchers have, for ... > full story -
People Who Eat Deer And Elk With Chronic Wasting Disease May Avoid Infection Because Of Species Barrier, Study in Monkeys Suggests
July 30, 2009 — Data from an ongoing study in monkeys suggest that people who consume deer and elk with chronic wasting disease may be protected from infection by an inability of the CWD infectious agent to spread ... > full story -
Mad Cow And Related Diseases: Copper Linked To Normal Functioning Of Prions
June 25, 2009 — Researchers have discovered a link between copper and the normal functioning of prion proteins, which are associated with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy diseases such as Cruetzfeldt-Jakob in ... > full story -
Farmed Fish May Pose Risk For Mad Cow Disease
June 16, 2009 — Neurologists questions the safety of eating farmed fish, adding a new worry to concerns about the nation’s food supply. They suggest farmed fish could transmit Creutzfeldt Jakob disease -- ... > full story -
How Prion Protein Damages Brain Cells: Findings Could Advance Understanding Of Mad Cow Disease, Related Disorders
June 10, 2009 — Scientists have gained a major insight into how the rogue protein responsible for mad cow disease and related neurological illnesses destroys healthy brain ... > full story -
Scientists Devise Accelerated Method To Determine Infectious Prion Strains
May 28, 2009 — Current tests to identify specific strains of infectious prions, which cause a range of transmissible diseases (such as mad cow) in animals and humans, can take anywhere from six months to a year to ... > full story
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