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Variant Of Mad Cow Disease May Be Transmitted By Blood Transfusions, According To Animal Study
August 28, 2008 — Blood transfusions are a valuable treatment mechanism in modern medicine, but can come with the risk of donor disease transmission. Researchers are continually studying the biology of blood products ... > full story -
Resistant Prions: Can They Be Transmitted By Environment As Well As Direct Contact?
August 11, 2008 — Prions, the pathogens that cause scrapie in sheep, can survive in the ground for several years, as researchers have discovered. Animals can become infected via contaminated pastures. It is not yet ... > full story -
Investigation Of Prion Folding On Cell Membranes
August 11, 2008 — Abnormally folded proteins cause a number of illnesses such as the Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) and Alzheimer’s. It is still unknown why this misfolding ... > full story -
Prions Are Not Degraded By Conventional Sewage Treatment Processes
June 23, 2008 — Scientists in Wisconsin are reporting that typical wastewater treatment processes do not degrade ... > full story -
Infectious And Non-Infectious Prions Have Clear Differences In Molecular Structures
June 17, 2008 — Infectious proteins known as prions have been identified as the cause of “mad cow” disease (BSE). The culprits are “incorrectly folded” proteins that can “infect” ... > full story -
How Small Molecule Can Take Apart Alzheimer's Disease Protein Fibers
May 16, 2008 — Researchers have shown, in unprecedented detail, how a small molecule is able to selectively take apart abnormally folded protein fibers connected to Alzheimer's disease and prion diseases. Finding a ... > full story -
Prions Show Their Good Side
May 7, 2008 — Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also have a helpful side. New research shows that normally functioning prions prevent neurons ... > full story -
First Atomic-Level Look At A Protein That Causes Brain Disease
April 22, 2008 — For the first time, researchers have peered deeply at the atomic level into the protein that causes hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy -- a disease thought to cause stroke and dementia. The study ... > full story -
Protecting A Life-Saving Blood Product From Human Form Of Mad Cow Disease
April 8, 2008 — Amid concern that recipients of certain blood transfusions may risk infection with a deadly protein responsible for the human form of mad cow disease, researchers now report development of a special ... > full story -
Transmitting Prion Diseases In Milk
April 7, 2008 — Scrapie can be transmitted to lambs through milk, according to new research. The study provides important information on the transmission of this prion-associated disease and the control of scrapie ... > full story
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