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Image shows scrapie prions in intracellular tissue.

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·September 23, 2015·4 min read

Prion Disease Detected Soon After Infection in Mouse Brains

A new study reports researchers are able to detect infectious prion proteins in mouse brains within a week of exposure.

Diagram of amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 10, 2015·5 min read

Human Transmission of Alzheimer’s Protein May Have Occurred as Result of Medical Procedures

A 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.

The image shows glial inclusions in MSA.

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·August 31, 2015·9 min read

New Human Prion Disease Identified

According to researchers, Multiple System Atrophy, or MSA, is a neurodegenerative disease that is caused by a newly discovered type of prion.

This is a brain slice showing prion affected tissue.

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·October 9, 2013·2 min read

Recombinant Human Prion Protein Inhibits Prion Propagation

A new study offers a promising discovery for the treatment and prevention of prion disease.

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·July 31, 2013·2 min read

3-D Look at Prions May Help Find Cure to Brain Diseases

Researchers produce mini-antibodies and antibody fragments to study the interactions between antibodies and prion proteins.

Image shows brain slices with deposits of proteins associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

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·February 5, 2013·3 min read

Study Confirms No Transmission of Alzheimer’s Proteins Between Humans

While evidence suggests pathological proteins linked to the onset and progression of neurodegenerative disorders are capable of spreading from cell-to-cell within the brains of affected individuals, new research shows no evidence to support concerns that these abnormal disease proteins are “infectious” or transmitted from animals to humans or from one person to another.