FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 14, 2016·4 min readGut Cells Are Gatekeepers For Infectious Brain DiseasesA new study reports M cells found in the lining of the gut can help to protect the against prion infections.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 14, 2016·5 min readFruit Fly Model of Brain Disease Could Lead to Blood Test for vCJDA new fruit fly model in development could lead to low cost blood tests to help diagnose a deadly prion disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 30, 2016·4 min readCaffeine Based Compounds Show Promise Against Parkinson’sResearchers have developed two caffeine based compounds that show promise in the fight against Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 11, 2016·5 min readNewly Deciphered Structure Suggests How Infectious Prions ReplicateResearchers have uncovered the 3D structure of infectious prions.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 8, 2016·5 min readBeneficial Role Clarified for Brain Protein Associated with Mad Cow DiseaseResearchers report a protein normally associated with prion diseases may help to maintain myelin.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 8, 2016·5 min readImproved Detection for Deadly Prion DiseasesA new assay offers improved sensitivity of current tests for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 28, 2016·3 min readBenefits and Toxicity of Anti-Prion Antibodies in the BrainA new study looks at the toxicity and benefits of the use of anti-prion antibodies.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2016·2 min readAlzheimer-Type Brain Pathology Following Transplantation of Dura MaterResearchers have discovered Alzheimer-type pathology in the brains of some dura mater transplant recipients who later died of CJD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 4, 2016·3 min readSynthetic Prion Series CreatedResearcher report they have successfully created synthetic prions which act like biological prions.Read More
Featured·November 3, 2015·5 min readAlzheimer’s May Be a Collection of Different Diseases That Should be Treated SeparatelyResearchers report Alzheimer's disease may actually be a collection of different disease that should be treated independently with different approaches.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 23, 2015·4 min readPrion Disease Detected Soon After Infection in Mouse BrainsA new study reports researchers are able to detect infectious prion proteins in mouse brains within a week of exposure.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 10, 2015·5 min readHuman Transmission of Alzheimer’s Protein May Have Occurred as Result of Medical ProceduresA new study provides evidence that a protein synonymous with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid beta, may have passed to a small group of people who were given human derived growth hormone treatments prior to the mid 1980's.Read More
