Mad Cow Disease News

Posted October 30, 2006:

• A Potential Anti-Prion Drug With 'Unprecedented' Potency

Posted September 27, 2006:

• Blood Transfusion-Transmitted Infections: A Global Perspective

Posted September 20, 2006:

• Scientists Discover A New Healthy Role For Fat

Posted August 20, 2006:

• Human Version Of 'Mad Cow' Disease Might Be Spread Via The Reuse Of Surgical Instruments, Study Suggests

Posted July 7, 2006:

• Prion Disease Agent Causes Heart Damage In Mouse Study
• Prion Find Points Way To Test For Human 'Mad Cow' Disease

Posted June 29, 2006:

• Brittle Prions Are More Infectious

Posted June 12, 2006:

• Unraveling Alzheimer's: Clues May Be Found Visualizing Plaques In Human Brain, Mad Cow-Type Diseases

Posted May 19, 2006:

• Study Suggests New Human Genotype May Be Prone To Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Posted April 28, 2006:

• Can Dementia Spread From Mother To Offspring?

Posted April 14, 2006:

• Soil-Bound Prions That Cause CWD Remain Infectious

Posted March 31, 2006:

• New Evidence Questions Simple Link Between Prion Proteins And 'Mad Cow' Disease

Posted March 27, 2006:

• Protein Sorting In Pigment Cells Sheds Light On Melanoma, Alzheimer's Disease

Posted March 22, 2006:

• Successful Cell Engineering May Lead To Mad Cow Prevention, Say Researchers

Posted February 14, 2006:

• New Infectious Agents Pose New Risks For People With Bleeding Disorders

Posted February 10, 2006:

• A Clue To Core Problem Of Neurodegenerative Disease And Cell Death

Posted January 8, 2006:

• Toward a Better Understanding of Human Prion Diseases

Posted January 3, 2006:

• History Of Human Cannibalism Eats Away At Researchers

Posted December 9, 2005:

• Study Links Progressive Aphasia Syndrome To Prion Gene

Posted November 22, 2005:

• First Ever Study To Investigate Impact Of Chronic Wasting Disease On Humans

Posted October 22, 2005:

• Cell Cultures Can Sort Out CJD And Scrapie Infectious Agents

Posted October 20, 2005:

• Protein Involved In 'Mad Cow' Disease

Posted September 8, 2005:

• Prions Rapidly 'Remodel' Good Protein Into Bad, Brown Study Shows
• NIAID Scientists Characterize The Most Infectious Prion Protein Particles

Posted August 29, 2005:

• 'Mad Cow' Proteins Successfully Detected In Blood

Posted June 15, 2005:

• Variant Prion Protein Causes Infection But No Symptoms

Posted May 24, 2005:

• Scientists Observe Infectious Prion Proteins Invade And Move Within Brain Cells

Posted May 14, 2005:

• Active Vaccine Prevents Mice From Developing Prion Disease

Posted April 26, 2005:

• Study Sheds Light On Age-Related Changes Of Prion Diseases

Posted April 24, 2005:

• Fibril Shape Is The Basis Of Prion Strains And Cross-Species Prion Infection

Posted February 22, 2005:

• Diagnosis Of Prions In Patients Should Utilize Novel Strategy, Team Says

Posted February 17, 2005:

• Test Could Improve Detection Of Prion Disease In Humans

Posted February 5, 2005:

• Diffusion-Weighted MRI Can Diagnose 'Mad Cow'-Related Disease In Humans Before Symptoms Show
• Infectious Agent Linked To Mad Cow Disease Found In Organs Other Than The Brain

Posted February 4, 2005:

• Doctors Need To Prepare For Blood Shortages Now

Posted January 10, 2005:

• Blocking Cell Suicide Switch Fails To Stop Prion Damage In Mouse Brains

Posted December 20, 2004:

• New Study Shows How Mad Cow Prions Hitch A Ride Into Intestine

Posted September 21, 2004:

• Amyloid Fibers Sprout One Step At A Time

Posted September 15, 2004:

• Protein Is Key To Fatal Disorder And Normal Cell Function

Posted August 16, 2004:

• Prions Act As Stepping Stones In Evolution

Posted July 30, 2004:

• Synthetic Prion Causes Neurological Disease In Mice

Posted July 29, 2004:

• Prion Finding Offers Insight Into Spontaneous Protein Diseases

Posted May 26, 2004:

• Researchers To Study Fate Of Prions In Wastewater

Posted May 21, 2004:

• Researchers Discover Protein That Dissolves Amyloid Fibers

Posted May 3, 2004:

• International Consultation Aims To Identify, Minimize Impact Of Diseases Transmitted From Animals To Humans

Posted April 9, 2004:

• Researchers Make Major Gain In Understanding How Prions Jump Species

Posted March 23, 2004:

• Artificial Prions Created

Posted March 18, 2004:

• Experiments Establish 'Protein-Only' Nature Of Prion Infections

Posted January 30, 2004:

• A New Twist On The Mad Cow: Scientists Discover The Normal Prion Protein May Contribute Directly To Disease

Posted January 26, 2004:

• Physicists Study Mad Cow-Type Diseases

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