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Prion Infectivity Found In White And Brown Fat Tissues Of Mice
December 5, 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 -
Mouse Model Of Prion Disease Mimics Diverse Symptoms Of Human Disorder
November 26, 2008 — A comprehensive mouse model of inherited prion disease exhibits cognitive, motor and neurophysiological deficits that bear a striking resemblance to the symptoms experienced by patients with the ... > full story -
Tracking Down The Cause Of Mad Cow Disease: First Synthetic Prion Protein With An Anchor
October 8, 2008 — Researchers in Germany and Switzerland have developed a new general method for the synthesis of anchored proteins, such as GPI-anchored prions, which cause scrapie and mad cow ... > full story -
Is There More To Prion Protein Than Mad Cow Disease?
September 29, 2008 — Prion protein, a form of protein that triggers BSE, is associated with other brain diseases in cattle, raising the possibility of a significant increase in the range of prion disease. Scientists have ... > full story -
Mad Cow Disease Also Caused By Genetic Mutation
September 12, 2008 — New findings about the causes of mad cow disease show that sometimes it may be genetic. Until several years ago, it was thought that the cattle prion disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- also ... > full story -
Changes In Urine Could Lead To BSE Test For Live Animals
September 5, 2008 — Researchers have demonstrated that protein levels in urine samples can indicate both the presence and progress of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy disease in cattle. The scientists hope that their ... > full story -
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Infectious, Test Tube-Produced Prions Can Jump The 'Species Barrier'
September 4, 2008 — Researchers have shown that they can create entirely new strains of infectious proteins known as prions in the laboratory by simply mixing infectious prions from one species with the normal prion ... > full story -
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Humans Could Be Infected Through Blood Transfusions
August 29, 2008 — A nine-year study in sheep has added to the evidence that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) can be transmitted through blood transfusion in humans. The likelihood of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy ... > full story -
Novel Approach In Molecular Differentiation Of Prion Strains
August 28, 2008 — Scientists have identified a prion protein characteristic that is unique to some natural but unusual sheep scrapie cases. This finding may provide a novel method by which to study prion diversity and ... > 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 -
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
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