Lasers might be the cure for brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
(Chalmers University of Technology) Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, together with researchers at the Polish Wroclaw University of Technology, have made a discovery that may lead to the curing of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (the so called mad cow disease) through photo therapy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
U.S. aligns beef rules with global mad cow standards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday issued new import rules for cattle and beef that will comply with international standards for the prevention of mad cow disease, saying the step could ultimately boost U.S. beef exports. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
U.S. Aligns Beef Rules with Global Mad Cow Standards
The United States on Friday issued new import rules for cattle and beef that will comply with international standards for the prevention of mad cow disease, saying the step could ultimately boost U.S. beef exports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - November 2, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Can't Sleep? Learn about a Rare Type of Insomnia that Can Cause Dementia
For those who struggle with insomnia, lying awake at night can be extremely frustrating. But for a very few people in the world, it can be deadly.
Fatal familial insomnia is a rare neurological disorder that causes sleep problems, difficulties in movement, personality changes and dementia. It's a progressive disease, meaning that it gets worse over time and eventually leads to death.
Like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (the more well-known and often misnamed "mad cow disease"), fatal familial insomnia is a hereditary prion disease. Fortunately, it's extremely rare, so the next time you're unable to sleep, this is one conditi...
Source: About Alzheimers Disease - October 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Targeted culling of deer controls disease with little effect on hunting
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Chronic wasting disease, the deer-equivalent of mad cow disease, has crept across the US landscape from west to east, and was first detected in the Midwest in 2002. Little is known about its potential to infect humans. Now researchers at the University of Illinois offer a first look at the long-term effectiveness of the practice of culling deer in areas affected by CWD to keep the disease in check. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
1 in 2,000 Brits may harbor "mad cow" disease proteins
Scientists unsure if carriers will ever develop symptoms of disease, but called for monitoring of patients and blood supply (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - October 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One-in-2,000 in Britain may silently carry 'mad cow' disease
LONDON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- One-in-2,000 people in Britain, roughly 30,000 people, may be silent carriers of the human form of "mad cow disease," researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'High prevalence' of vCJD proteins
One in 2,000 people in the UK carries abnormal proteins linked to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) - the human form of mad cow disease, new research has shown. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 16, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
30,000 may carry human form of mad cow
Up to 30,000 people in Britain may be silent carriers of the human form of mad cow disease, according to new research published Tuesday. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - October 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
1 in 2,000 British people may carry 'mad cow' disease
Around 1 in every 2,000 people in the UK may carry variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) proteins, more commonly known as "mad cow" disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). This is according to a study published in the BMJ. Variant CJD is a fatal degenerative brain disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the median duration of illness from vCJD is 14 months, while the median age at death from the disease is 28-years-old... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease Source Type: news
Mad cow disease: One in 2,000 people in UK carry 'abnormal proteins' linked to vCJD.
Experts said the BMJ study has 'important implications' for how blood and blood donations are managed and for the handling of surgical instruments. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Mad cow protein' carried by 1 in 2,000 people
Conclusion
This study provided a more accurate estimate of the prevalence of prions (abnormal proteins) which indicate carrier status of a prion disease in England. Prions were found in 16 of 32,441 removed appendixes. This indicates a prevalence of a prion disease carrier status of 1 in 2,000 people, which is double the previous estimate of 1 in 4,000. Prion diseases include vCJD, but it is not clear if any of the 16 cases had this type of carrier status (none of the known cases of vCJD were involved in this study).
This is important information to gather, as it indicates that if prion diseases can be spread by a blood t...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Neurology Source Type: news
Human form of 'mad cow' disease twice as prevalent as previously thought, study reveals
Twice as many people as previously thought may be carrying the infectious agent responsible for the human form of “mad cow” disease, a study has claimed. Double the number of people were found with the unusual proteins linked to the variant form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is believed to have passed from contaminated beef to humans. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - October 15, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Estimate doubled for vCJD carriers
Twice as many Britons as previously thought could be carrying the human form of "mad cow" disease, variant CJD (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researchers discover new avenue for preventing and treating fatal prion disease
Case Western Reserve University researchers have published findings that point to a promising discovery for the treatment and prevention of prion diseases, rare neurodegenerative disorders that are always fatal. The researchers discovered that recombinant human prion protein stops the propagation of prions, the infectious pathogens that cause the diseases... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease Source Type: news