Prion News

Posted November 20, 2009:

• Brain Disease 'Resistance Gene' Evolves in Papua New Guinea Community; Could Offer Insights Into CJD

Posted November 19, 2009:

• Researchers Find New Piece of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Puzzle

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Protein Srebp2 Drives Cholesterol Formation in Prion-Infected Neuronal Cells

Posted October 14, 2009:

• Cell Study Explains Why Younger People More at Risk of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)

Posted October 5, 2009:

• First Direct Information About Prion's Molecular Structure Reported

Posted September 28, 2009:

• Evolutionary Origins Of Prion Disease Gene Uncovered

Posted September 10, 2009:

• Can Gene Expression Profiling Make It Possible To Predict Deadly Infections In Cattle?

Posted August 26, 2009:

• Gene Mutation Alone Causes Transmissible Prion Disease

Posted August 21, 2009:

• Impaired Transport In Neurons Triggers Prion Disease

Posted August 17, 2009:

• Prion Protein Identified As Novel Early Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker

Posted July 30, 2009:

• People Who Eat Deer And Elk With Chronic Wasting Disease May Avoid Infection Because Of Species Barrier, Study in Monkeys Suggests

Posted June 25, 2009:

• Mad Cow And Related Diseases: Copper Linked To Normal Functioning Of Prions

Posted June 16, 2009:

• Farmed Fish May Pose Risk For Mad Cow Disease

Posted June 10, 2009:

• How Prion Protein Damages Brain Cells: Findings Could Advance Understanding Of Mad Cow Disease, Related Disorders

Posted May 28, 2009:

• Scientists Devise Accelerated Method To Determine Infectious Prion Strains

Posted May 21, 2009:

• Prevalence Of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Agent In Britain Remains Uncertain

Posted April 19, 2009:

• Closing In On Goat Scrapie

Posted April 17, 2009:

• Disruption Of Copper Regulation As Key To Prion Diseases

Posted April 2, 2009:

• Large Number Of New Prions Discovered: Scientists Redefining What It Means To Be A Prion

Posted March 13, 2009:

• Prion Discovery Gives Clue To Control Of Mass Gene Expression
• Iron Is Involved In Prion Disease-Associated Neuronal Demise

Posted March 9, 2009:

• What Drove The Cow Mad? Lessons From A Tiny Fish

Posted March 4, 2009:

• Antibody Key To Treating Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)

Posted February 25, 2009:

• New Piece In Alzheimer's Puzzle

Posted February 10, 2009:

• Potential Health Risks Associated With Stressed Foodstuffs Such As Foie Gras

Posted January 27, 2009:

• New Disease, Comparable To BSE, Created In Laboratory Mice

Posted January 14, 2009:

• Common Soil Mineral Degrades The Nearly Indestructible Prion

Posted January 9, 2009:

• Intestinal Lymphatic Tissue Important For The Absorption And Spread Of The Scrapie Prion

Posted December 5, 2008:

• New Mouse Model Of Prion Disease: Mutant Proteins Result In Infectious Prion Disease In Mice
• Prion Infectivity Found In White And Brown Fat Tissues Of Mice

Posted November 29, 2008:

• Is An Anchor Responsible For Mad Cow Disease (BSE) Infections?

Posted November 26, 2008:

• Mouse Model Of Prion Disease Mimics Diverse Symptoms Of Human Disorder

Posted October 8, 2008:

• Tracking Down The Cause Of Mad Cow Disease: First Synthetic Prion Protein With An Anchor

Posted September 29, 2008:

• Is There More To Prion Protein Than Mad Cow Disease?

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Protective Pathway In Stressed Cells Not So Helpful When It Comes To Prions

Posted September 12, 2008:

• Mad Cow Disease Also Caused By Genetic Mutation

Posted September 5, 2008:

• Changes In Urine Could Lead To BSE Test For Live Animals

Posted September 4, 2008:

• Infectious, Test Tube-Produced Prions Can Jump The 'Species Barrier'

Posted August 29, 2008:

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Humans Could Be Infected Through Blood Transfusions

Posted August 28, 2008:

• Novel Approach In Molecular Differentiation Of Prion Strains
• Variant Of Mad Cow Disease May Be Transmitted By Blood Transfusions, According To Animal Study

Posted August 11, 2008:

• Resistant Prions: Can They Be Transmitted By Environment As Well As Direct Contact?
• Investigation Of Prion Folding On Cell Membranes

Posted June 23, 2008:

• Prions Are Not Degraded By Conventional Sewage Treatment Processes

Posted June 17, 2008:

• Infectious And Non-Infectious Prions Have Clear Differences In Molecular Structures

Posted May 16, 2008:

• How Small Molecule Can Take Apart Alzheimer's Disease Protein Fibers

Posted May 7, 2008:

• Prions Show Their Good Side

Posted April 22, 2008:

• First Atomic-Level Look At A Protein That Causes Brain Disease

Posted April 8, 2008:

• Protecting A Life-Saving Blood Product From Human Form Of Mad Cow Disease

Posted April 7, 2008:

• Transmitting Prion Diseases In Milk

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