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Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Microbiology Environmental: General
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Experts warn climate change will fuel spread of infectious diseases      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Infectious diseases specialists call the medical field to be ready to deal with the impact of climat ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Retinal prion disease study redefines role for brain cells - Retinal Prion Disease Study Redefines Role for Brain Cells      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists studying the progression of inherited and infectious eye diseases that can cause blindnes ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Transmission risk of familial human prion diseases to mice - Transmission Risk of Familial Human Prion Diseases to Mice      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Familial human prion diseases are passed within families and are associated with 34 known prion prot ...

Biology: Microbiology
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New models advance the study of deadly human prion diseases - New Models Advance the Study of Deadly Human Prion Diseases      (via sciencedaily.com) 

By directly altering the gene coding for the prion protein (PrP), researchers have created mouse mod...

Biology: Microbiology
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No chronic wasting disease transmissibility in macaques - No Chronic Wasting Disease Transmissibility in Macaques      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) did not cross the species barrier to infect cynomolgus macaque monkeys ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Ticks may be able to spread chronic wasting disease between Wisconsin deer      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study finds that ticks can harbor transmissible amounts of the protein particle that causes Ch...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: Microbiology Ecology: Animals
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Understanding chronic wasting disease in deer      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new collaborative study analyzed fecal samples to shed light on how the fatal disease impacts the ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: General Biology: Microbiology
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Scientists link certain gut bacteria to lower heart disease risk      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Changes in the gut microbiome have been implicated in a range of diseases including type 2 diabetes, ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Brain inflammation likely key initiator to Prion and Parkinson's disease - Brain Inflammation: The Key Initiator to Prion and Parkinson's Disease      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have shown that neuro-inflammation plays a crucial role in initiating prion disease. ABS ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Connection found in pathogenesis of neurological diseases, HIV - Connection Found in Pathogenesis of Neurological Diseases, HIV      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study published shows similarities in the pathogenesis of prion disease -- misfolded proteins ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Crows don't digest prions, may transport them to other locations - Crows don't digest prions, may transport them to other locations      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Crows fed on prion-infected brains from mice can transmit these infectious agents in their feces and...

Biology: Microbiology
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New assay offers improved detection of deadly prion diseases - New Assay Offers Improved Detection of Deadly Prion Diseases      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), or prion diseases, are a family of rare progressiv ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Copper facilitates prion disease, scientists show - Copper Facilitates Prion Disease, Scientists Show      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Many of us are familiar with prion disease from its most startling and unusual incarnations —- the o ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Unraveling one of prion disease's deadly secrets - Unraveling One of Prion Disease's Deadly Secrets      (via sciencedaily.com) 

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