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Prevalence of variant CJD agent in Britain remains uncertain
May 21, 2009 |
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First results from a large tissue survey in Britain of the agent that causes variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) are unable so far to establish that the prevalence is lower than that given by previous estimates, concludes ...
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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.
Antibody key to treating variant CJD, scientists find
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have determined the atomic structure of the 'binding' between a brain protein and an antibody that could be key to treating patients with diseases such as variant CJD.
British dentists warned of vCJD risk
Apr 20, 2007 |
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British dentists are being told not to re-use dental instruments from root canals because it could put patients at risk for mad cow disease.
Cannibal study darkens mad cow outlook
Jun 23, 2006 |
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A British researcher, using a study of cannibals, warns that mad cow disease may eventually kill lot more humans than is known now.
Theory: Mad cow from human remains
Sep 02, 2005 |
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Two British researchers have a theory mad cow disease might have been transmitted via importation of bone meal contaminated by human remains.
Mad cow detected in blood
Aug 29, 2005 |
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Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have found a way to detect mad cow disease in blood.
Alzheimer's prevention role discovered for prions
Jul 03, 2007 |
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A role for prion proteins, the much debated agents of mad cow disease and vCJD, has been identified. It appears that the normal prions produced by the body help to prevent the plaques that build up in the brain to cause Alzheimer’s ...
Sticky antibodies block prion disease
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Antibodies that stick to a brain prion protein called PrP could be the key to treating prion diseases like variant CJD and preventing people accidentally exposed to prions from going on to ...
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 ...
Second wave of mad cow disease possible
May 21, 2006 |
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British scientists recently discovered that the gene responsible for mad cow disease can lie dormant many years, which could create a second wave of disease.
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