Spain finds atypical mad cow case, sees no trade curbs
PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, in the northwestern province of Castilla y Leon, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Spain confirms atypical mad cow case: OIE
PARIS (Reuters) - Spain has confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, in the northwestern province of Castilla y Leon, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

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

Could Mad Cow Disease be about to return?
Tests carried out on an 18-year-old animal that died on a farm in County Galway, Ireland, found that it had bovine spongiform encephalopathy. But experts say there is no risk to meat lovers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ireland reports 'mad cow' case, says no risk to health
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland said on Wednesday that a dead cow had been confirmed as having bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as mad cow disease, but said it had not entered the food chain and there was no risk to human health or beef's trade status. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

New method accurately detects prions in blood
A sensitive blood test accurately detected variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, an incurable and fatal neurodegenerative disorder. The method could be used to diagnose prion diseases and prevent disease transmission. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - January 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New Creutzfeldt-Jakob Diagnostic Test'100%' Accurate New Creutzfeldt-Jakob Diagnostic Test'100%' Accurate
A new test algorithm combining samples of cerebrospinal fluid and nasal swabbing should lead to definitive diagnosis of this prion disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 6, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

General Hospital actress Barbara Tarbuck dies of human mad cow disease at 74
Tarbuck's 14-year run on the ABC soap, from 1996 until 2010, was that of Lady Jane Jacks, the mother of Jax Jacks (Ingo Rademacher). She also had regular roles on Falcon Crest and Santa Barbara. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

[In Depth] New blood tests make strides in detecting prion disease
More than 10 years after peak of the "mad cow disease" epidemic that killed more than 200 people in Europe, the threat of the fatal brain disorder caused by eating contaminated meat is still real. Thousands of Europeans are thought to be asymptomatic carriers for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, caused by misfolded proteins called prions. Because they can spread prions through blood donations, researchers have for years sought a test to safeguard blood supplies. Two papers published this week in Science Translational Medicine bring the field closer to that goal. They describe related methods for detecting prions in blood...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 22, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Kelly Servick Tags: Biochemistry Source Type: news

Medical News Today: New blood test for prion disease looks promising
A new biochemical test that detects prions in blood shows promise for early, pre-symptom diagnosis of vCJD and improving safety of blood supply. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease Source Type: news

UTHealth research could lead to blood test to detect Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) The detection of prions in the blood of patients with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease could lead to a noninvasive diagnosis prior to symptoms and a way to identify prion contamination of the donated blood supply, according to researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 21, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Mad Cow Disease and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - November 17, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Urine test may detect Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Ryan MaassWASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Researchers at the Medical Research Council in Britain have discovered it may be possible to test patients for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease using urine samples. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A urine test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease may be possible
Researchers at the MRC Prion Unit at UCL have found that it may be possible to determine whether or not a person has sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (sCJD) by testing their urine for the presence of abnormal prion proteins. (Source: Medical Research Council General News)
Source: Medical Research Council General News - October 4, 2016 Category: Research Source Type: news

Urine test for CJD 'a possibility'
UK scientists believe urine could be used for a quick and simple way to test for CJD or "human mad cow disease". (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news