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Why Younger People Are More At Risk Of vCJD

15 October 2009

Specific cells within the immune system could help explain why younger people are more susceptible to variant CJD, scientists believe. Patients diagnosed with variant CJD are, on average, 28 years old but it has been unclear...
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First Direct Information About The Prion's Molecular Structure Reported

06 October 2009

A collaboration between scientists at Vanderbilt University and the University of California, San Francisco has led to the first direct information about the molecular structure of prions...
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Gene Mutation Alone Causes Transmissible Prion Disease

27 August 2009

For the first time, Whitehead Institute researchers have shown definitively that mutations associated with prion diseases are sufficient to cause a transmissible neurodegenerative disease...
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CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease News Articles Archive - Page 1

25 August 2009

Impaired Transport In Neurons Triggers Prion Disease

19 August 2009

Coroners Reluctant To Test For vCJD, UK News

10 July 2009

EFSA Advises On Welfare Of Dairy Cows

18 June 2009

Farmed Fish May Pose Risk For Mad Cow Disease

22 May 2009

Prevalence Of Variant CJD Agent In Britain Remains Uncertain

25 April 2009

Research Will Lead To Better Understanding Of Genetic Basis Of Disease

03 April 2009

Redefining What It Means To Be A Prion

16 March 2009

Iron Is Involved In Prion Disease-Associated Neuronal Demise

Prion Discovery Gives Clue To Control Of Mass Gene Expression

12 March 2009

HemoBioTech Announces Dramatic Clearance Of Prions With The ORTH Technology

Utility Of Circulating DNA As Novel Diagnostics For Human Cancer, Mad Cow Disease And Other Conditions

10 March 2009

What Drove The Cow Mad? Lessons From A Tiny Fish - Clues To Understanding Prion Diseases

Oral Quinacrine Does Not Increase Survival In Patients With Prion Disease

06 March 2009

Discovery Of Antibody Key To Treating Variant CJD

26 February 2009

New Piece In Alzheimer's Puzzle Discovered By Yale Researchers

18 February 2009

Haemophilia Society Demands Urgent Action On VCJD Blood Transmission, UK

17 February 2009

Haemophiliac Died With But Not From Variant CJD

vCJD Abnormal Prion Protein Found In A Patient With Haemophilia At Post Mortem

12 February 2009

Sticky Antibodies Block Prion Disease

16 January 2009

Common Soil Mineral Degrades The Nearly Indestructible Prion

08 December 2008

Genome-wide Association Study To Assess Risk Of Variant VCJD Reports On Genetic Control Of Susceptibility And Incubation Time

Mutant Proteins Result In Infectious Prion Disease In Mice

05 December 2008

Prion Infectivity Found In White And Brown Fat Tissues Of Mice

30 November 2008

FDA November 2008 Update On Feed Enforcement Activities To Limit The Spread Of BSE

Diverse Symptoms Of Prion Disease In Humans Replicated In Mouse Model

25 November 2008

Prion Switching In Response To Environmental Stress

14 November 2008

National CJD Surveillance Unit Publishes 16th Annual Report For 2007 And Scientific Report, UK

23 October 2008

Variant CJD And Blood Transfusion

21 October 2008

Hot On The Heels Of The Mad Cow Pathogen - First Synthetic Anchored Prion

17 October 2008

FSA Supports Move To Increase The Age At Which UK Cattle Are BSE Tested From 30 To 48 Months

09 October 2008

Seeking The Cause Of Mad Cow Disease

30 September 2008

Is There More To Prion Protein Than Mad Cow Disease?

16 September 2008

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

12 September 2008

Mad Cow Disease Also Caused By Genetic Mutation Research Shows

08 September 2008

Jumping The 'Species Barrier' - Infectious, Test Tube-Produced Prions

Potential BSE Test For Live Animals Based On Changes In Urine

01 September 2008

9-Year Study Confirms That vCJD Can Be Transmitted Through Blood Transfusion In Humans

29 August 2008

In Animal Study Variant Of Mad Cow Disease May Be Transmitted By Blood Transfusions

According To Animal Study, Variant Of Mad Cow Disease May Be Transmitted By Blood Transfusions,

12 August 2008

Resistant Prions

19 July 2008

Modified Virus Used To Treat Prion Disease In Mice

10 July 2008

New Fatal CJD-Like Dementia Discovered In America

03 July 2008

Abviva, Inc.: New Case Of Mad Cow Disease Detected In North America

18 June 2008

Driving Medical Research Via YouTube

Clear Differences Found Between The Structures Of Infectious And Non-Infectious Prions

11 June 2008

Decontamination Process For Surgical Instruments Removes Prions That Cause Mad Cow, CJD

19 May 2008

Alzheimer's Disease: Finding Has Implications For Host Of Neurodegenerative Diseases

08 May 2008

The Up Side Of Prions

24 April 2008

FDA Strengthens BSE Safeguards In Animal Feed

07 April 2008

VCJD Kills Two People In Spain

04 April 2008

235th American Chemical Society National Meeting In New Orleans

23 March 2008

New Insights Into The Diversity Of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Agents

18 March 2008

Four Separate Biochemical Subgroups In A Selection Of Cases Of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Identified

04 March 2008

News From The American Chemical Society Feb. 27, 2008

19 February 2008

Food Safety Attorney, Calls For CDC Long-Term Study Of Nation's School Children And Congressional Hearings On Safety Of United States Beef Supply

07 February 2008

French Medics Sued Over CJD Deaths

03 January 2008

New vCJD Case Raises Fear Of Mad Cow Disease Resurge In The UK

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