April 2007
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March 2007
Alzheimer’s may 'seed' itself like mad cow disease - health - 21 September 2006 - New Scientist
Proteins taken from the brains of Alzheimer’s patients and injected into the brains of genetically engineered mice trigger Alzheimer’s-like lesions in the mouse brains, researchers report. The findings suggest that the malformed protein clumps asso
More deaths from mad cow disease predicted - Health & Science - International Herald Tribune
More deaths from mad cow disease predicted By Donald G. McNeil Jr. The New York Times NEW YORK The long lives that some former cannibals enjoy before succumbing to a brain-wasting disease suggest that many more humans will eventually die of mad cow dise
Boston Brains Trust
Stanley Prusiner, Nobel Laureate - whose key-note speech galvanized an international audience at an Amyloidosis Congress in Wood’s Hole last November, skillfully presented extensive research data to support an hypothesis that “prions” and amyloid-li
February 2007
Researchers make strides in vCJD detection | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
Researchers make strides in vCJD detection
January 2007
All Headline News - Study Finds Protein Role In Spread Of Prion Diseases - January 31, 2007
protein fragmentation we studied has a big impact on how fast prion diseases spread and may also play a role in the accumulation of toxic proteins in neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's.
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