Ex-eye bank workers say pressure, lax oversight led to errors
William Lopez remembers clearly the day in June 2017 when he says he was asked to call the spouse of a college friend who had just died and ask for her eyes.
Nov 27, 2024
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Infections: News and Research on Prion Diseases
MeSH tree: C01.207.800
Treatments that maintain the health of synapses may help prevent, mitigate the symptoms of prion disease
Genetic prion disease generally manifests with cognitive difficulties, poor muscle control and abrupt jerking movements of muscle groups and/or entire limbs. The three major phenotypes of genetic prion disease are genetic ...
Sep 27, 2024
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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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Collaboration develop a potent therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases
Drug development is typically slow: the pipeline from basic research discoveries that provide the basis for a new drug to clinical trials to production of a widely available medicine can take decades. But decades can feel ...
Jun 27, 2024
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NG2 glia cells shown to protect against prion-induced neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration
Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are highly debilitating medical conditions arising from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Studies exploring the ...
New insights into the evolution of the prion protein could guide future neurodegenerative disease research
A study from Bochum describes a mammal-specific domain of the prion protein and offers new approaches for research into neurodegenerative diseases.
May 23, 2024
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Study suggests chronic wasting disease unlikely to move from animals to people
A new study of prion diseases, using a human cerebral organoid model, suggests there is a substantial species barrier preventing transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) from cervids—deer, elk and moose—to people. The ...
May 17, 2024
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Consumption of contaminated venison suspected in cases of deer hunters with prion disease
A small team of medical workers and researchers in the U.S. has published a case study of two men, both deer hunters, who developed a rare prion disease. In their study, published in the journal Neurology, the group describes ...
Genetic study finds epidemic of kuru likely led to migration of women in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea
In the most comprehensive genetic study of the people living in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea to date, researchers from Papua New Guinea and the U.K. reveal the complex population structure and migration patterns ...
Mar 19, 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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