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Closing In On Goat Scrapie
Goats are tough, spirited
animals, but they're no
match for scrapie, a form of
transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy. Now, with a
"helping hand" from science,
the animals' plight could
... > full story
Potential Health Risks Associated With Stressed Foodstuffs Such As Foie Gras
Harmful proteins fragments
known as amyloid fibrils
associated with damage to
brain cells in Alzheimer's
disease and to pancreatic
... > full story
New Disease, Comparable To BSE, Created In Laboratory Mice
Scientists have created a
new disease, comparable to
BSE, in laboratory mice.
They have shown that
exchanging just two amino
... > full story
Intestinal Lymphatic Tissue Important For The Absorption And Spread Of The Scrapie Prion
Scrapie is a transmissible,
degenerative and ultimately
fatal disease of the nervous
system of sheep. The cause
of the disease is a prion pr ... > full story
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Mad Cow And Related Diseases: Copper Linked To Normal Functioning Of Prions
June 28, 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 17, 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 -
Scientists Devise Accelerated Method To Determine Infectious Prion Strains
June 1, 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 -
Disruption Of Copper Regulation As Key To Prion Diseases
April 20, 2009 — An investigation of a rare, inherited form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease suggests that disrupted regulation of copper ions in the brain may be a key factor in this and other prion ... > full story -
Large Number Of New Prions Discovered: Scientists Redefining What It Means To Be A Prion
April 7, 2009 — Special proteins known as prions, which are perhaps best known as the agents of mad cow and other neurodegenerative diseases, can also serve as an important source of beneficial variation in nature. ... > full story -
Prion Discovery Gives Clue To Control Of Mass Gene Expression
March 20, 2009 — The discovery of a new yeast prion may provide clues on whether prions, like proteins, can affect mass activation of gene ... > full story -
Iron Is Involved In Prion Disease-associated Neuronal Demise
March 20, 2009 — Imbalance of iron homeostasis is a common feature of prion disease-affected human, mouse, and hamster brains, according to a new study. These findings provide new insight into the mechanism of ... > full story -
What Drove The Cow Mad? Lessons From A Tiny Fish
March 15, 2009 — Scientists have known for some time that a normal protein in the brain, prion protein (PrP), can turn harmful and cause deadly illnesses like CJD in humans, and BSE in cattle. What they could not ... > full story -
Prion Infectivity Found In White And Brown Fat Tissues Of Mice
December 8, 2008 — Researchers have found novel prion infectivity in white and brown fat tissues of mice. Prion diseases, also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, are infectious progressive fatal ... > full story -
New Mouse Model Of Prion Disease: Mutant Proteins Result In Infectious Prion Disease In Mice
December 6, 2008 — Scientists have created an infectious prion disease in a mouse model, in a step that may help unravel the mystery of this progressive disease that affects the nervous system in humans and ... > full story
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