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'Mad Cow' Blood Test Now on the Horizon
September 12, 2012 — A simple blood test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Mad Cow disease is a step closer, following a breakthrough by medical researchers in ... > full story -
Copper Facilitates Prion Disease, Scientists Show
August 9, 2012 — Many of us are familiar with prion disease from its most startling and unusual incarnations —- the outbreaks of “mad cow” disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) that created a ... > full story -
Mad Cow Disease
Prions
Veterinary Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Pests and Parasites
Disorders and Syndromes
New Compounds Inhibit Prion Infection
July 23, 2012 — Researchers have identified a new class of compounds that inhibit the spread of prions, misfolded proteins in the brain that trigger lethal neurodegenerative diseases in humans and animals. ... > full story -
Prions in the Brain Eliminated by Homing Molecules
April 24, 2012 — Toxic prions in the brain can be detected with self-illuminating polymers. The originators, at Linköping University in Sweden, has now shown that the same molecules can also render the prions ... > full story -
New Yeast Prion Helps Cells Survive
April 23, 2012 — One of the greatest mysterious in cellular biology has been given a new twist. Researchers now show that prions, proteins that transmit heritable information without DNA or RNA, can contribute to ... > full story -
New MRI Technique May Predict Progress of Dementias
April 10, 2012 — A new technique for analyzing brain images offers the possibility of using magnetic resonance imaging to predict the rate of progression and physical path of many degenerative brain diseases, report ... > full story -
Most Lethal Known Species of Prion Protein Identified
February 9, 2012 — Scientists have identified a single prion protein that causes neuronal death similar to that seen in "mad cow" disease, but is at least 10 times more lethal than larger prion ... > full story -
New Findings About the Prion Protein and Its Interaction With the Immune System
December 29, 2011 — Scrapie is a neurodegenerative disease which can function as a model for other diseases caused by an accumulation of proteins resulting in tissue malformations (proteinpathies), such as Alzheimer's ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Might Be Transmissible in Similar Way as Infectious Prion Diseases, Research Suggests
October 4, 2011 — The brain damage that characterizes Alzheimer's disease may originate in a form similar to that of infectious prion diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, ... > full story -
Mad Cow Disease
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Research
Diseases and Conditions
Huntington's Disease
Disorders and Syndromes
Screen Finds an Antidepressant and Other Drugs That Might Work Against Brain-Wasting Prion Diseases
September 14, 2011 — In a new study, researchers report that they have found several chemical compounds, including an antidepressant, that have powerful effects against brain-destroying prion infections in mice, opening ... > full story
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