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A Lab Accident Likely Led to a Woman’s Death From Brain-Destroying Prions 9 Years Later

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4 months ago

A Lab Accident Likely Led to a Woman’s Death From Brain-Destroying Prions 9 Years Later

Ed Cara

Scientists Find Evidence That Sheep Can Cause Mad Cow Disease

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10 months ago

Scientists Find Evidence That Sheep Can Cause Mad Cow Disease

Ed Cara

Synthetic Brain-Destroying Human Prions Created In The Lab For The First Time

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2 years ago

Synthetic Brain-Destroying Human Prions Created In The Lab For The First Time

George Dvorsky

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have synthesised an artificial human prion, a scientific first that could eventually lead to treatments for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other deadly brain-wasting disorders.

Prion Disease Can Lurk In Your Brain For 30 Years Before Quickly Killing You

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3 years ago

Prion Disease Can Lurk In Your Brain For 30 Years Before Quickly Killing You

Ed Cara

mad cow disease

A Lab Accident Likely Led to a Woman’s Death From Brain-Destroying Prions 9 Years Later

Scientists Find Evidence That Sheep Can Cause Mad Cow Disease

Synthetic Brain-Destroying Human Prions Created In The Lab For The First Time

Prion Disease Can Lurk In Your Brain For 30 Years Before Quickly Killing You

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