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Published Experts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases



Infectious diseases specialists call the medical field to be ready to deal with the impact of climat ...
Published Retinal prion disease study redefines role for brain cells - Retinal Prion Disease Study Redefines Role for Brain Cells


Scientists studying the progression of inherited and infectious eye diseases that can cause blindnes ...
Published Transmission risk of familial human prion diseases to mice - Transmission Risk of Familial Human Prion Diseases to Mice


Familial human prion diseases are passed within families and are associated with 34 known prion prot ...
Published New models advance the study of deadly human prion diseases - New Models Advance the Study of Deadly Human Prion Diseases


By directly altering the gene coding for the prion protein (PrP), researchers have created mouse mod...
Published 'Mad cow disease' in cattle can spread widely in autonomic nervous system before detectable in the central nervous system - Mad Cow Disease: A Silent Killer in Cattle


Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") is a fatal disease in cattle that cause ...
Published Drug compounds to combat neurodegenerative diseases



Prions are the abnormal, pathogenic agents that are transmissible and are able to induce abnormal fo...
Published No chronic wasting disease transmissibility in macaques - No Chronic Wasting Disease Transmissibility in Macaques


Chronic wasting disease (CWD) did not cross the species barrier to infect cynomolgus macaque monkeys ...
Published Ticks may be able to spread chronic wasting disease between Wisconsin deer



A new study finds that ticks can harbor transmissible amounts of the protein particle that causes Ch...
Published Understanding chronic wasting disease in deer



A new collaborative study analyzed fecal samples to shed light on how the fatal disease impacts the ...
Published Altered gut bacteria may be early sign of Alzheimer's disease - Altered Gut Bacteria May Be an Early Sign of Alzheimer's Disease



Alzheimer's disease causes changes to the brain that begin two decades or more before symptoms appea ...
Published New research establishes how and why Western diets high in sugar and fat cause liver disease - New Research Establishes How and Why Western Diets High in Sugar and Fat Cause Liver Disease


New research has established a link between western diets high in fat and sugar and the development...
Published Northeastern U.S. deer more susceptible to wasting disease than those to the west - Northeastern U.S. Deer More Susceptible to Wasting Disease than Those to the West


Some deer are more susceptible to chronic wasting disease that is spreading through herds of white-t ...
Published Scientists link certain gut bacteria to lower heart disease risk



Changes in the gut microbiome have been implicated in a range of diseases including type 2 diabetes, ...
Published Brain inflammation likely key initiator to Prion and Parkinson's disease - Brain Inflammation: The Key Initiator to Prion and Parkinson's Disease


Researchers have shown that neuro-inflammation plays a crucial role in initiating prion disease. ABS ...
Published Connection found in pathogenesis of neurological diseases, HIV - Connection Found in Pathogenesis of Neurological Diseases, HIV


A new study published shows similarities in the pathogenesis of prion disease -- misfolded proteins ...
Published Crows don't digest prions, may transport them to other locations - Crows don't digest prions, may transport them to other locations


Crows fed on prion-infected brains from mice can transmit these infectious agents in their feces and...
Published New assay offers improved detection of deadly prion diseases - New Assay Offers Improved Detection of Deadly Prion Diseases


Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), or prion diseases, are a family of rare progressiv ...
Published Copper facilitates prion disease, scientists show - Copper Facilitates Prion Disease, Scientists Show


Many of us are familiar with prion disease from its most startling and unusual incarnations —- the o ...
Published Coral disease tripled in the last 25 years. Three-quarters will likely be diseased by next century - Coral Disease Tripled in the Last 25 Years: A Looming Crisis for Our Oceans



Research suggests warming temperatures will see nearly 80 per cent of coral in reefs diseased in the ...
Published Unraveling one of prion disease's deadly secrets - Unraveling One of Prion Disease's Deadly Secrets


A professor of biochemistry and molecular biology report an unanticipated role for prion nucleation...