Infectious agents with no genome
If the reader does not believe that viroids and satellites are distinctive, then surely prions, infectious agents composed only of protein, must impress. The question of whether infectious agents exist…
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Trial By Error: Can Functional Neurological Disorder Be an Indication of Prion Disease?
By David Tuller, DrPH A recent article in the Journal of Neurology presents a twist on the issue of functional neurological disorder (FND). The article, which was published in September,…
Detecting prions by quaking and shaking
The human prion disease, Creutzfeld-Jacob, is diagnosed by a variety of criteria, including clinical features, electroencephalograms, and magnetic resonance imaging. Until recently there was no non-invasive assay to detect PrPSc,…
Fake news and fake science
…everyone had a unified source of news – the proverbial Walter Cronkite. Social media and the internet changed all that, allowing people to have their own sources of news, whether…
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David Tuller Trial By Error: Why is the Department of Veterans Affairs Using a 1988 Definition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? By David Tuller 01-09-2023 By David Tuller, DrPH Even though…
A blood test for prion disease
A sensitive and specific blood test has been developed that could be used to limit the risk of transmission of prion disease through the blood supply (link to papers one…