Oregon health officials investigate rare brain disease blamed for two deaths
Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: News and Research on Prions
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Gene editing extends lifespan in mouse model of prion disease
Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have developed a gene-editing treatment for prion disease that extends lifespan by about 50% in a mouse model of the fatal neurodegenerative condition. The treatment, ...
Jan 14, 2025
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New visual technique could advance early detection of neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new visual diagnostic technique that can be used to advance early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease and similar diseases that affect ...
Aug 6, 2024
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Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern about chronic wasting disease
Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer. Over the winter, people chow down on the venison steaks, sausage, and burgers made from the animals.
Feb 8, 2024
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Alzheimer's may have once spread from person to person, but the risk of that happening today is incredibly low
An article published this week in the journal Nature Medicine documents what is believed to be the first evidence that Alzheimer's disease can be transmitted from person to person.
Feb 4, 2024
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Research examines how protein aggregates can trigger neurodegenerative diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by the deposition of clumped proteins in the brain and progressive neuronal cell death. Although the causal link between protein aggregates and neurodegeneration is clear, how ...
Dec 4, 2023
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A telltale protein spreads throughout the brain in distinct patterns based on patients' Alzheimer's phenotype
New imaging of patients with Alzheimer's demonstrates how a telltale protein spreads throughout the brain based on the phenotype of the disease, i.e., whether the condition is dominated by forgetfulness, or atrophy in a specific ...
