A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism in the prion protein that may explain why nerve cells degenerate in prion diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). The findings, which appear ...

The misfolding of proteins and their subsequent deposition as amyloid in peripheral nerves lead to sensory and autonomic neuropathy A new hereditary form of neuropathy, prion protein (PrP) systemic ...

Scientists investigating how prion diseases destroy the brain have observed a new form of the disease in mice that does not cause the sponge-like brain deterioration typically seen in prion diseases.

Researchers from the United Kingdom have identified a new clinical syndrome caused by a novel genetic prion disease that causes severe diarrhea and peripheral neuropathies. They believe this discovery ...

Researchers have synthesized the first artificial human prion, a dramatic development in efforts to combat a devastating form of brain disease that has so far eluded treatment and a cure. Case Western ...

Prions can infect both humans and animals, causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, mad cow disease in cattle, and chronic wasting disease in elk and deer. The infectious, misfolded protein ...

The virus causing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, has spread far more quickly than any other coronavirus in recorded history. Why is it so contagious? One possibility is that its spike ...

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has confirmed that a deer farm in Portage ...

Prion diseases are progressive nervous system diseases which always have a fatal outcome. They are transmissible and affect many mammals. They are also called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies ...

A molecular Dr. Jekyll finally has a day job—as an electrical lineman. A new study suggests that the normal form of prion protein helps maintain the insulation that speeds electrical signals along ...

Season 11 of Chicago Med has flipped the script on Dr. Caitlin Lenox ( Sarah Ramos) as she lands on the other side of the ...