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
Prions can pass on beneficial traits, Stanford study finds
(Stanford University Medical Center) Prion proteins, best known as the agents of deadly brain disorders like mad cow disease, can help yeast survive hard times and pass the advantageous traits down to their offspring, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Newly discovered infectious prion structure shines light on mad cow disease
Groundbreaking research has identified the structure of the infectious prion protein, the cause of ' mad cow disease ' or BSE, chronic wasting disease in deer and elk and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, which has long remained a mystery. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
First Glimpse at Infectious Prion Shape
The preliminary structure of the misfolded protein that causes mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease looks like a coiled mattress spring. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - September 8, 2016 Category: Science Tags: Daily News, News & Opinion Source Type: news
Newly discovered infectious prion structure shines light on mad cow disease
(University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine& Dentistry) Groundbreaking research from the University of Alberta has identified the structure of the infectious prion protein, the cause of 'mad cow disease' or BSE, chronic wasting disease in deer and elk and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, which has long remained a mystery. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 8, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Beneficial role clarified for brain protein associated with mad cow disease
Scientists have clarified details in understanding the beneficial function of a type of protein normally associated with prion diseases of the brain, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (commonly known as mad cow disease) and its human counterpart, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Impact of prion proteins on the nerves revealed for the first time
(University of Zurich) When prion proteins mutate, they trigger mad cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Although they are found in virtually every organism, the function of these proteins remained unclear. Researchers from the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich now demonstrate that prion proteins, coupled with a particular receptor, are responsible for nerve health. The discovery could yield novel treatments for chronic nerve diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 8, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Properties of Graft-Associated Creutzfeldt-Jakob DiseaseProperties of Graft-Associated Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
In this paper, the authors introduce a new method for identifying iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease using protein misfolding cyclic amplification. Laboratory Investigation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
USF professor studying similarities in Alzheimer's and CTE from head injuries
(University of South Florida (USF Innovation)) A USF physics professor studying chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a recently discovered brain disease in athletes who have suffered repeated brain trauma from on-field collisions, suggests possibility that CTE can start when an on-field collision generates a 'seed' that spreads within the damaged brain, comparable to 'prion diseases,' such as 'mad cow disease,' where a damaged protein can transmit its damaged state to its healthy counterparts and subsequently induces spreading of protein abnormality. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New assay offers improved detection of deadly prion diseases
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), or prion diseases, are a family of rare progressive, neurodegenerative illnesses that affect both humans and animals. TSE surveillance is important for public health and food safety because TSEs have the potential of crossing from animals to humans, as seen with the spread of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). A new study describes an advanced assay that offers better sensitivity than currently available tests for detecting a prion disease affecting elk. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
New assay offers improved detection of deadly prion diseases
(Elsevier Health Sciences) Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), or prion diseases, are a family of rare progressive, neurodegenerative illnesses that affect both humans and animals. TSE surveillance is important for public health and food safety because TSEs have the potential of crossing from animals to humans, as seen with the spread of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). A study in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics describes an advanced assay that offers better sensitivity than currently available tests for detecting a prion disease affecting elk. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 8, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Can Alzheimer’s be transmitted between people?
The latest effort has been launched by researchers in Canada who will be studying the brains of four people who died after transplants gave them Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
France confirms case of mad cow disease
PARIS (Reuters) - France's agriculture ministry confirmed on Thursday that a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, had been discovered in the northeastern region of Ardennes. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
