Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

[News Focus] Neurodegeneration: Could They All Be Prion Diseases?

Science Mag (Free subscription) | yesterday

Recent studies have renewed interest in the idea that many neurodegenerative diseases may involve prionlike mechanisms. Author: Greg Miller

Blood filter to protect patients from vCJD – but only for the young

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

Health advisory committee recommends the adoption of a newly developed blood filter for transfusion patients aged under 13 All red blood cells given as transfusions to children under the age of 13 should be filtered to remove the infection that cause the fatal brain disease vCJD, a government scientific body has recommended. But the proposal by the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues...

Cannibalism & evolution

Gene Expression (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

Cannibalism is a controversial topic. It is routine for particular societies to accuse "barbarians", enemies, or evil mythological figures, of cannibalism. When it comes to the archaeological record some skeptics have claimed that like "sacred objects" too often human remains found in peculiar circumstances are ascribed to human sacrifice or cannibalism. In Did Adam and Eve Have...

Researchers Find New Piece Of BSE Puzzle

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

A new treatment route for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and its human form Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD) could be a step closer based on new results from scientists at the University of Leeds. The team has found that a protein called Glypican-1 plays a key role in the development of BSE.

Department of Book Reports: Going Bovine

Jesus' General (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

If you know Libba Bray from her Gemma Doyle trilogy , you may be in for a surprise here. Going Bovine (Delacourte, $17.99) 16 year old Cameron just wants to get out of high school, with as little effort as possible. When he is diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, even that is out. Once regarded as a loser, now his classmates are eager to show their love and support at a Student Rally. As he lies...

Leeds Research Finds New Piece Of BSE Puzzle

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

New research funded mainly through the Wellcome Trust with additional support from the Medical Research Council shows that a new treatment route for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and its human form Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD) could be a step closer. The research carried out by scientists at the University of Leeds was published today (November 20) in PLoS Pathogens.

Unraveling the 'Mad Cow' Mystery

VitaBeat (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Researchers may be moving closer to better treatments for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, better known as mad cow disease, and the related condition called Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. A protein called Glypican-1 is crucial to the development of mad cow disease, researchers from England now report, and understanding its role could help scientists figure out how to stop the illness from progressing....

ProMetic Life Sciences Inc.: SaBTO Recommends Use of P-Capt(R) Prion Reduction Filter to Protect Children From vCJD Blood Transmission

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA and LILLE, FRANCE (MARKET WIRE) ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: PLI) ("ProMetic") and MacoPharma SA ("MacoPharma") announce that the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs ("SaBTO"), an independent Committee that advises the UK Department of Health ("DoH"), has recommended the adoption of the P-Capt(R) prion reduction...

Researchers find new piece of BSE puzzle

Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

A new treatment route for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and its human form Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD) could be a step closer based on new results from scientists at the University of Leeds. The team has found that a protein called Glypican-1 plays a key role in the development of BSE. Details are published November 20 in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens.

The Protein Srebp2 Drives Cholesterol Formation In Prion-Infected Neuronal Cells Which May Promote Prion-Dependent Diseases

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

Prions are causing fatal and infectious diseases of the nervous system, such as the mad cow disease (BSE), scrapie in sheep or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. Scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München and Technische Universität München have now succeeded in elucidating another disease mechanism of prion diseases: The prion-infected cell changes its gene expression and produces increased...

• Srebp2 Drives Cholesterol Formation In Prion-Infected Neuronal Cells - Red Orbit
• The protein Srebp2 drives cholesterol formation in prion-infected neuronal cells - Physorg

Immunopurification of Pathological Prion Protein Aggregates

PLoS ONE (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

Background Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders that can arise sporadically, be genetically inherited or acquired through infection. The key event in these diseases is misfolding of the cellular prion protein (PrP C ) into a pathogenic isoform that is rich in β-sheet structure. This conformational change may result in the formation of PrP Sc , the prion isoform of PrP, which propagates...

Taiwan braces for protests over U.S. beef

Flesh and Stone (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Under the Oct. 23 agreement between Taipei and Washington, D.C., Taiwan has again opened its markets to “in-bone” beef and beef products from the United States. Taiwan had banned U.S. beef imports in 2003 following the discovery of a U.S. case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), popularly known as mad cow disease which manifests as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. In 2005 Taiwan...

Detailed analysis of the neurodegenerative disorders market sector

bharatbook | 11/06/2009

World Neurodegenerative Diseases Market 2009-2024 Our new report - World Neurodegenerative Diseases Market 2009-2024 - Rising neurodegenerative disease prevalence and expanding patent populations - where are the best opportunities and how can you unlock these? The ageing of the baby-boom generation, combined with new and emerging treatments for neurodegenerative disorders - including multiple sclerosis,

Italy reports likely case of human form of mad cow

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian Health Ministry reported on Friday a "likely" case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of mad cow disease.

Human form of mad cow reported in Italy

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009

The Italian Health Ministry reported Friday a "likely" case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of mad cow disease.

• Italy Reports Likely Case Of Human Form Of Mad Cow - Health - The Post Chronicle

Detailed analysis of the neurodegenerative disorders market sector

bharatbook | 11/06/2009

World Neurodegenerative Diseases Market 2009-2024 Our new report - World Neurodegenerative Diseases Market 2009-2024 - Rising neurodegenerative disease prevalence and expanding patent populations - where are the best opportunities and how can you unlock these? The ageing of the baby-boom generation, combined with new and emerging treatments for neurodegenerative disorders - including multiple sclerosis,