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Mad Cow Disease News
July 23, 2023

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Down Syndrome, Like Alzheimer's, Is a Double-Prion Disorder, Study Shows

The brains of people with Down syndrome develop the same neurodegenerative tangles and plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease and frequently demonstrate signs of the neurodegenerative disorder in their forties or fifties. A new study shows that these tangles and plaques are driven by the same ...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Treatment Shows Promising Early Results

A promising new treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has shown 'very encouraging' early results following its use in six ...

Viral Infections Could Promote Neurodegeneration

一些病毒性疾病可能来讲ibute to neurodegeneration. Researchers found that certain viral molecules facilitated intercellular spreading of protein aggregates that are hallmarks of brain diseases like Alzheimer's. These findings may provide clues how acute or chronic viral infections ...

Unraveling the Origin of Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers studying prions -- misfolded proteins that cause lethal incurable diseases -- have identified the surface features of human prions responsible for their replication in the ...
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Findings Open the Way to More Precise Diagnoses and Treatments of Alzheimer’s Disease

An international team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding why Alzheimer's disease progresses so rapidly in some people that they die within three years. The researchers found a ...