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A Brain-Destroying Prion Disease Is Becoming More Common, Study Finds

Science & Health

11 months ago

A Brain-Destroying Prion Disease Is Becoming More Common, Study Finds

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

1 year ago

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

2 years ago

Scientists Find Evidence That Sheep Can Cause Mad Cow Disease

Researchers think they’ve solved one of the most enduring mysteries of a strange, always-fatal disease that turns both people and…

These Scientists Want To Redefine Alzheimer’s As A ‘Double-Prion’ Disease

2 years ago

These Scientists Want To Redefine Alzheimer’s As A ‘Double-Prion’ Disease

Brain-Destroying Prions Also Spread Through Victims’ Eyes

3 years ago

Brain-Destroying Prions Also Spread Through Victims’ Eyes

Ed Cara

A Man’s Love Of Squirrel Meat Might Have Given Him A Horrifying, Fatal Brain Disease

3 years ago

A Man’s Love Of Squirrel Meat Might Have Given Him A Horrifying, Fatal Brain Disease

Ed Cara

A Rochester, New York, resident might have caught one of the most frightening brain diseases around in one of the…

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

3 years ago

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

One Study Finds ‘Zombie Deer’ Prion Disease May Not Infect Humans, But Risk Remains

3 years ago

One Study Finds ‘Zombie Deer’ Prion Disease May Not Infect Humans, But Risk Remains

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

4 years ago

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

Ed Cara

Among the myriad of things that can afflict us, prions remain one of the creepiest pathogens out there. A new…

Papuan Tribe That Ate Brains Developed Resistance To Some Brain Diseases

6 years ago

Papuan Tribe That Ate Brains Developed Resistance To Some Brain Diseases

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