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
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 9, 2016·4 min readDefending Pathogenic ProteinsA new study reports some prion like protein accumulations could have a positive effect.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 5, 2016·5 min readNew Insights Into Parkinson’s Traveling ProteinAccording to a new study, one of the main proteins involved in Parkinson's disease does not behave like a prion.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
FeaturedGenetics·October 9, 2015·5 min readFinding New Clues About How Proteins FoldA new technique allows researchers to analyze the structure a protein forms as it interacts with other proteins in a cell.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 22, 2015·4 min readProgression of Parkinson’s Disease Within the Brain Mapped in New StudyResearchers have mapped the distribution of atrophy in Parkinson's disease patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 3, 2015·5 min readBile Acids Slow Progression of Prion DiseaseAccording to a new study, bile acids prolong survival in prion disease models.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 31, 2015·9 min readNew Human Prion Disease IdentifiedAccording to researchers, Multiple System Atrophy, or MSA, is a neurodegenerative disease that is caused by a newly discovered type of prion.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 4, 2015·4 min readStudy Reveals How Prion Diseases Spread From the Gut to the BrainA new study reveals how prions are able to spread from the gut and into the brain after a person eats contaminated meat.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 2, 2015·6 min readPrion-Like Proteins Maintain Long-Term MemoriesResearchers discover how CPEB3 works inside neurons to maintain long-term memories.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 23, 2014·4 min readAlzheimer’s Disease and Other Conditions Linked to Prion-Like ProteinsResearchers discover Alzheimer's disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions could be linked to prion-like proteins.Read More
