CJD is a rare brain disease that is caused due to abnormally folded proteins called prions.

It uses extremely high temperatures to inactivate highly resistant nonpathogenic thermophile spores and, more recently, extremely resistant prions,

The kinetics of prion aggregation are now dissected in mice, revealing slower PrPSc replication in vivo than in vitro and the contribution of aggre

Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered what causes normal proteins to convert to a diseased form causing conditions like CJD and Ku

For the first time, researchers have pinpointed what causes normal proteins to convert to a diseased form, causing conditions like CJD and Kuru.

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Recently, an induced pluripotent stem cell derived human cerebral organoid model was shown to take up and propagate human CJD prions.

This assay also allowed the detection of silent carriage of prions 1.3 and 2.6 years before the clinical onset in two blood donors who later develo

Blocking seizures after a head injury could slow or prevent the onset of dementia, according to new research by University of Alberta biologists.

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Although sCJD MM1 prions were unable to convert TgMet, 2 out of 3 cases could seed the PMCA reaction in TgVal with moderate efficiency, down to a 1

Scientists believe it's caused by highly contagious proteins called prions that spread between animals, through body fluids or indirectly thro

For the first time, chronic wasting disease in deer has been found in the Four Corners area after testing was done during the 2020 hunting

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Zoonotic diseases that spread from animals to humans are as grave a threat to humanity as nuclear war, environmental researcher John Vidal has warn

A lawsuit filed in federal court last week alleges Essentia Health was wrongfully denied coverage of losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The southern summer’s storms have lashed not only people but also New Zealand’s wildlife, killing penguins and prions and damaging the habitats of

One of the early indicators of imminent SARS-CoV-2 infection is a sudden and complete loss of smell and taste.

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A system for the rapid amplification of misfolded prion oligomers provides new evidence supporting the prion hypothesis and may offer a powerful di

Worse yet, it can pass to humans when infected meat is eaten, leading to dementia and even death.

Prions. What are they? They‘re the smallest infectious particles one will ever meet.

Protein misfolding is like a zombie story Prions are "misfolded versions of a normal protein we all have," said Hoover, who has overseen

Second, we found through data analysis that small, secretive burrow-nesting seabirds, such as prions, storm petrels, and shearwaters, are more like