Prion Test For Rare, Fatal Brain Disease Helps Families Cope

Scientists now have a fairly noninvasive way to test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare form of dementia. A similar test, they say, might offer earlier diagnoses of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.(Image credit: Keith Negley for NPR)

Source: NPR Health and Science - February 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rae Ellen Bichell Source Type: news