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Hitting 'reset' in protein synthesis restores myelination, suggests new treatment for misfolded protein diseases

(Medical Xpress)—A potential new treatment strategy for patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is on the horizon, thanks to research by neuroscientists now at the University at Buffalo's Hunter James ...

Medical research created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify first potentially effective therapy for human prion disease

Human diseases caused by misfolded proteins known as prions are some of most rare yet terrifying on the planet—incurable with disturbing symptoms that include dementia, personality shifts, hallucinations ...

Medical research created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Protective prion keeps yeast cells from going it alone

Most commonly associated with such maladies as "mad cow disease" and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, prions are increasingly recognized for their ability to induce potentially beneficial traits in a variety of organisms, yeast ...

Medical research created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tau transmission model opens doors for new Alzheimer's, Parkinson's therapies

Injecting synthetic tau fibrils into animal models induces Alzheimer's-like tau tangles and imitates the spread of tau pathology, according to research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania ...

Neuroscience created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rapid hearing loss may be a symptom of rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Rapid hearing loss in both ears may be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and should be considered a reason for clinicians to test for the disorder.

Neuroscience created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The good side of the prion: A molecule that is not only dangerous, but can help the brain grow

A few years ago it was found that certain proteins, the prions, when defective are dangerous, as they are involved in neurodegenerative syndromes such as the Creutzfeldt-Jakob and the Alzheimer diseases. ...

Medical research created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Facts on 'bute', pain drug found in horsemeat

Phenylbutazone, a painkiller for horses, can cause blood disorders in humans but at doses much higher than any one person is likely to ingest from eating horsemeat.

Other created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU says too early to impose meat labelling

The European Commission said Tuesday it is too early to require labelling on meat used in processed foods despite growing uproar over horse meat being passed off as beef in frozen hamburgers and lasagne.

Other created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Supplements and cow's milk play biggest roles in determining vitamin D levels in children

Taking a vitamin D supplement and drinking cow's milk are the two most important factors that determine how much vitamin D is in a child's body, new research has found.

Pediatrics created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain inflammation likely key initiator to prion and Parkinson's disease

In a recent publication, researchers of the Computational Biology group at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine showed that neuro-inflammation plays a crucial role in initiating prion disease.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

No elevated 10-year risk of heart disease for people who become ill during a large E. coli outbreak

According to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), people who became ill during the Walkerton, Ontario, Escherichia coli O157:H7outbreak were not at greater risk of heart disease or stroke 10 years l ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Buffalo milk mozzarella or buffaloed consumers? New test can provide the answer

Those tiny balls of boutique mozzarella cheese with the sticker-shock price tag beckoning from the dairy case—are they the real deal, mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, crafted from the milk of water buffaloes? Or are they ...

Health created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop milk that protects against HIV

Melbourne researchers have developed cows' milk that protects human cells from HIV.

HIV & AIDS created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Creutzfeldt-Jakob, 'Mad Cow' blood test now on the horizon

(Medical Xpress)—A simple blood test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Mad Cow disease is a step closer, following a breakthrough by medical researchers at the University of Melbourne.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Report: Mad cow in California was isolated case

(AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a California Holstein discovered in April with mad cow disease was an isolated case and posed no threat to the food supply.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cattle

Bos taurus, Bos indicus

Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (oxen / bullocks) (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today. In 2009, cattle became the first livestock animal to have its genome mapped.

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