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Study Reveals Structural Dynamics Of Single Prion Molecules
February 12, 2007 — Using a combination of novel technologies, scientists at the Scripps Research Institute and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have revealed for the first time a dynamic molecular ... > full story -
Prion Disease Treatable If Caught Early
January 31, 2007 — Studies in mice have indicated that the effects of prion disease could be reversed if caught early enough. The researchers said that their findings support developing early treatments that aim to ... > full story -
Identifying Variation In The U.S. Bovine Prion Gene
January 25, 2007 — Do genes affect bovine spongiform encephalopathy--also known as BSE, or "mad cow" disease? Are some cattle more susceptible than others? To address these and other questions, Agricultural Research ... > full story -
Team Finds Crucial Protein Role In Deadly Prion Spread
January 23, 2007 — Brown University biologists have made another major advance toward understanding the deadly work of prions, the culprits behind fatal brain diseases such as mad cow and their human counterparts. In ... > full story -
Genetics Research Helps Scuttle Scrapie
January 2, 2007 — More accurate genetic tests for diagnosing scrapie disease in sheep have been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Clay Center, Neb. They believe this achievement will ... > full story -
Mad Cow Breakthrough? Genetically Modified Cattle Are Prion Free
January 1, 2007 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service have announced initial results of a research project involving prion-free cattle. ARS scientists evaluated cattle that have been ... > full story -
New Approach To Mad Cow Disease Successful In Lab: Prion-Infected Mice Survive Longer
December 1, 2006 — A new method of treatment can appreciably slow down the progress of the fatal brain disease scrapie in mice. This has been established by German researchers from the Universities of Munich and Bonn ... > full story -
Researchers Developing New Strategy To Combat Prion Diseases
October 31, 2006 — Researchers at the Animal Health Research Centre (CReSA) are developing immunotherapeutical strategies against diseases produced by prion, such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis. The most recent ... > full story -
A Potential Anti-Prion Drug With 'Unprecedented' Potency
October 30, 2006 — The urgent search for a medication to treat prion diseases has led scientists in Germany to synthesize a new group of compounds, including one that is 15 times more potent than an approved drug now ... > full story -
Blood Transfusion-Transmitted Infections: A Global Perspective
September 27, 2006 — Thanks to the many blood-safety interventions introduced since 1984, the overall risk for most transfusion-transmitted infections has become exceedingly small. In the September 28 issue of the New ... > full story
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