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The Up Side Of Prions

08 May 2008

Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, also have a helpful side. According to new findings from Gerald Zamponi and colleagues, normally functioning prions...
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FDA Strengthens BSE Safeguards In Animal Feed

24 April 2008

In a move to reduce the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as "mad cow disease", and protect the health of humans and animals, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned certain high...
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VCJD Kills Two People In Spain

07 April 2008

Two people have died of vCJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease), the human form of mad cow disease, in Castilla-Leon, central Spain. One person (51) died three months ago while the other one (26) died last week, say authorities...
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CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease News Articles Archive - Page 1

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

19 December 2007

11th Case Of Mad Cow Disease Confirmed In Canada

05 December 2007

Scripps Scientists Develop New Tests That Identify Lethal Prion Strains Quickly And Accurately

03 December 2007

Levels Of Prion Protein In Brain May Not Be Reliable Marker For Disease

National CJD Surveillance Unit Publishes 15th Annual Report For 2006, UK

25 November 2007

Prion Fingerprints Detected With Glowing Molecule

27 October 2007

New Causes For Neurodegeneration Discovered By U-M Scientists

17 October 2007

Transfusion Medicine Made Safer With Leukocyte Reduction

26 September 2007

Prion Infectivity Spread Through Lymph Nodes Into Nervous System

20 September 2007

$1.5 Million 'New Innovator' Grant From NIH For Fruit-Fly Studies Of Prion Proteins

09 September 2007

Prions And Retroviruses - An Unholy Alliance? - Expression Of Endogenous Retroviruses Is Changed After Prion Infection

19 August 2007

Discovery Of New Prion Protein May Offer Insight Into Mad Cow Disease

06 July 2007

Breakthrough In Prion Amplification Brings Hope Of Blood Test For Variant CJD

06 June 2007

Monthly Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Statistics, UK

15 May 2007

Prion's Infectious Secret Identified By Scientists

09 May 2007

BSE Case Confirmed In British Columbia, Canada

04 May 2007

Prions Block Cell Recycling System To Cause Disease

01 May 2007

Chronic Wasting Disease Transmissible Among Rodents

23 March 2007

Toward Safer Disposal Of Animals Infected With Mad Cow And Other Prion Diseases

02 February 2007

Prion Disease Treatable If Caught Early

26 January 2007

Crucial Protein Role In Deadly Prion Spread found by Brown Team

25 January 2007

Over Thirty Month Old Heifer Enters UK Food Chain Without Being Tested For BSE

16 January 2007

FDA Proposes Barring Certain Cattle Material From Medical Products As BSE Safeguard

02 January 2007

Could Genetic Engineering Eradicate Mad Cow Disease?

22 December 2006

Prion Filter Could Prevent VCJD Spread From Donated Blood

08 December 2006

Fresh VCJD Outbreak Feared As Third Blood Infected Patient Dies

05 December 2006

Silencing The Cause Of Mad Cow Disease

New Approach To BSE Successful In Lab

03 November 2006

A Potential Anti-Prion Drug With "Unprecedented" Potency

27 October 2006

Combating vCJD In The US And The UK

11 October 2006

New Technology To Speed Up Research Into Huntington's Disease, Cambridge University, UK

31 August 2006

DH And HA Monitoring A Case Not Yet Confirmed As VCJD

30 August 2006

British Tourist Has Suspected Mad Cow Disease In Hong Kong

24 August 2006

Canada Confirms Eighth Case Of Mad-Cow Disease

03 August 2006

Call For Data On Reuse Of Surgical Instruments To Allay Fears Over VCJD Transmission

15 July 2006

Seventh Case Of Mad Cow Disease Confirmed In Canada

10 July 2006

Human "Mad Cow Disease" Prion May Lead To Test To Estimate Extent Of Humans Infected

27 June 2006

FDA Statement On Canadian Rule To Control BSE Risks

26 June 2006

Incubation Period For Human BSE Infection Could Exceed 50 Years

23 June 2006

CJD Incubation Period May Well Be Over 60 Years

12 June 2006

Atypical Mad Cow Disease Cases Baffle US Scientists

20 May 2006

Study Suggests New Human Genotype May Be Prone To VCJD

02 May 2006

Can Senile Amyloidosis Spread From Mother To Offspring?

22 April 2006

Seven UK Cases Of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Associated With Transplanted Human Tissue

17 April 2006

Suspected Mad Cow Disease In Japan, 20 Month Old Holstein

Canada Confirms Fifth Case Of Mad Cow Disease

Soil-bound Prions That Cause CWD Remain Infectious

15 April 2006

Cow Suspected Of Having Mad Cow Disease (BSE) In Canada

02 April 2006

New Evidence Questions The Simple Link Between Prion Proteins And VCJD

30 March 2006

Health Protection Agency's Partner Launches Decontamination Product For Surgical Instruments, UK

27 March 2006

vCJD's Long Incubation Period Could Mean Many People May Be Infected

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