The researchers noted that the genetic forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease generally would be identified using results of genetic testing for mutati

working to understand genetic variants of the prion protein in order to protect against prion disease The Utah Foundation for Biomedical Research:

Such use of a diagnostic test designed for deer is possible because CWD is in a family of neurodegenerative ailments called prion diseases, charact

Prion and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Carbonell and his colleagues founded PRDT Inc.

The study reveals how prion diseases -- which include variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) in people and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

She even compares the industry to prison — and prion was a more supportive place.

Protein misfolding can lead to abnormal conformations, fibril formation, and aggregation that cause severe conditions such as amyotrophic lateral s

CWD was first recognized in 1987 in Colorado deer and elk, and the specific cause is believed to be an abnormal protein infectious particle known a

further commenting on the issue he said inmates who are really sick should be admitted to the prion hospital and not people who are facking illness

This bit of puppetry is satisfying, though the proximity of the figures to a long video discussion with John Collinge, professor of neurology and d

The idea of brain disease via Sorcerer could remind us of the history of Kuru, a form of prion disease that caused an epidemic brain degeneration,

* Promis neurosciences announces novel alzheimer's disease therapeutic candidates block neurotoxicity of prion-like forms of amyloid beta Sour

TOAST (Prion Books, 2016, 120 pages, $19.95 CAD hardbound) is a very funny work by the UK writer Nick Parker.

A shared biological mechanism may drive the progression of both Alzheimer's disease (AD) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurode

A key characteristic of Orb2 is its prion-like ability to transform from one physical state to another and form clusters, or aggregates, under cert

A key characteristic of Orb2 is its prion-like ability to transform from one physical state to another and form clusters, or aggregates, under cert

They used a method known as gene targeting to get rid of the prion-protein gene, which is known to be a causing factor in Mad Cow Disease and also

Credit: Wikipedia Prions are misfolded proteins.

* Promis Neurosciences announces five novel alzheimer's disease therapeutic candidates block spreading of toxic prion-like forms of amyloid be

At the same time, of course, incumbent Republican Governor Pat McCrory, under whose supervision the prion disease ran rampant throughout North Caro

The most recent beta-Amyloid science demonstrates that the primary form of beta-Amyloid that kills neurons and causes Alzheimer’s is the prion (or

Some bacteria use lactic acid to communicate with yeast cells.

Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Insti