…cow disease”) in cattle, Creutzfeld-Jakob disease in humans, and chronic wasting disease in deer. Prions are misfolded versions of a non-pathogenic cellular surface glycoprotein called PrPC (“Prion Protein-cellular”). The misfolded…
…of Disease in Childhood violated COPE and BMJ policy in publishing the Lightning Process study. On January 30th, 21 experts sent a letter to Archives of Disease in Childhood outlining…
…individuals of all ages were at increased risk for developing severe disease that requires hospitalization. The authors suggest that severe disease is a consequence of enhancement of infection caused by…
…protects against the disease. A protective variant of the prion protein was discovered in the Fore people of Papua New Guinea. Beginning in the early 1900s, the prion disease kuru…
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a prion disease of cervids (deer, elk, moose). It was first detected in Wyoming and Colorado, and has since spread rapidly throughout North America (illustrated;…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a fatal disorder of unknown etiology. The disease involves degeneration of motor neurons, leading to…
