Membrane anchor suppresses protein aggregation
Researchers have gained valuable insight into the development of prion diseases of the brain. Protein aggregation is typical of various…
Researchers have gained valuable insight into the development of prion diseases of the brain. Protein aggregation is typical of various…
Prion diseases came to public attention during the 1980s and ’90s, when Mad Cow Disease was in the news. While…
Prions are the abnormal, pathogenic agents that are transmissible and are able to induce abnormal folding of specific normal cellular…
The causes of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, frontotemporal dementia and prion diseases can be many and…
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a debilitating disorder that causes rapid degeneration of the brain as well as progressing dementia. It…
Prion diseases are incurable, deadly neurological disorders that can affect both humans and animals–including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in people, Bovine…
Sandra Encalada, PhD, of Scripps Research, was awarded $4.1 million from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National…
A world-first treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), developed by scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Prion Unit at UCL,…