Search results for scrapie cases
Transmitting prion diseases in milk
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Apr 08, 2008 |
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Scrapie can be transmitted to lambs through milk, according to new research published in the online open access journal BMC Veterinary Research. The study provides important information on the transmission of this prion-associated ...
A novel approach in the molecular differentiation of prion strains
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Aug 29, 2008 |
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A team from the French Food Safety Agency, Lyon, France, has identified a prion protein characteristic that is unique to some natural but unusual sheep scrapie cases. This finding, reported August 29th in the open-access ...
Study confirms vCJD could be transmitted by blood transfusion
Aug 29, 2008 |
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The findings underline the importance of precautions against vCJD transmission, such as the Government decision in 2004 to ban blood donations from anyone who had received a blood transfusion since 1980.
Scientists find new treatment for scrapie
Dec 07, 2006 |
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German scientists have discovered a method of treatment that appreciably slows the progress of the fatal brain disease scrapie in mice.
Iron is involved in prion disease-associated neuronal demise
Mar 13, 2009 |
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Imbalance of iron homeostasis is a common feature of prion disease-affected human, mouse, and hamster brains, according to a new study by Dr. Neena Singh and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, ...
Variant of mad cow disease may be transmitted by blood transfusions, according to animal study
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Blood transfusions are a valuable treatment mechanism in modern medicine, but can come with the risk of donor disease transmission. Researchers are continually studying the biology of blood products to understand how certain ...
Tracking Down the Cause of Mad Cow Disease
Oct 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The cause of diseases such as BSE in cattle and Creutzfeld–Jakob disease in humans is a prion protein. This protein attaches to cell membranes by way of an anchor made of sugar and lipid components ...
Lymph nodes can be key in spreading prion infectivity
Sep 25, 2007 |
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Lymph nodes can be crucial for spreading low doses of infective prion agents -the pathogens responsible for conditions such as scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - into the nervous system, according to new research published ...
Chronic wasting disease found in 13 elk
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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The U.S. National Park Service said 13 female elk captured in Rocky Mountain National Park this winter tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
A nano-sensor for better detection of Mad Cow Disease agent
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 03, 2008 |
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In an advance in food safety, researchers in New York are reporting development of a nano-sized sensor that detects record low levels of the deadly prion proteins that cause Mad Cow Disease and other so-called prion diseases. ...
Species barrier may protect macaques from chronic wasting disease
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Data from an ongoing multi-year study suggest that people who consume deer and elk with chronic wasting disease (CWD) may be protected from infection by an inability of the CWD infectious agent to spread to people. The results ...
Scientists develop new tests that identify lethal prion strains quickly and accurately
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Dec 04, 2007 |
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One of the new in vitro tests, called the Standard Scrapie Cell Assay, measures prion infectivity levels in a highly accurate and extremely rapid way, producing results in less than two weeks. The second test, called the ...
Prion infectivity found in white and brown fat tissues of mice
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Dec 05, 2008 |
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Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the Scripps Research Institute have found novel prion infectivity in white and brown fat tissues of mice. The study appears December 5 in the open-access journal PLoS Pa ...
Give the foie gras a miss
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Another reason not to eat pate de foie gras is discussed by Michael Greger of The Humane Society of the United States, Washington DC in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health. ...
Vaccine prevents prion disease in mice
May 03, 2007 |
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An oral vaccine can prevent mice from developing a brain disease similar to mad cow disease, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 28 – May ...
