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People Who Eat Deer And Elk With Chronic Wasting Disease May Avoid Infection Because Of Species Barrier, Study in Monkeys Suggests
July 30, 2009 — Data from an ongoing study in monkeys suggest that people who consume deer and elk with chronic wasting disease may be protected from infection by an inability of the CWD infectious agent to spread ... > full story -
Mad Cow And Related Diseases: Copper Linked To Normal Functioning Of Prions
June 25, 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 16, 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 -
How Prion Protein Damages Brain Cells: Findings Could Advance Understanding Of Mad Cow Disease, Related Disorders
June 10, 2009 — Scientists have gained a major insight into how the rogue protein responsible for mad cow disease and related neurological illnesses destroys healthy brain ... > full story -
Scientists Devise Accelerated Method To Determine Infectious Prion Strains
May 28, 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 -
Prevalence Of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Agent In Britain Remains Uncertain
May 21, 2009 — First results from a large tissue survey in Britain of the agent that causes variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) are unable so far to establish that the prevalence is lower than that given by ... > full story -
Closing In On Goat Scrapie
April 19, 2009 — 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 take a turn ... > full story -
Disruption Of Copper Regulation As Key To Prion Diseases
April 17, 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 2, 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 13, 2009 — The discovery of a new yeast prion may provide clues on whether prions, like proteins, can affect mass activation of gene ... > full story
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