Scientists in California have created the first synthetic version of prions. These are the so-called "rogue proteins" that are responsible for mad cow disease. To understand the significance of this research, it helps to fully understand what prions are in the first place and how they cause mad cow disease. Prions are abnormally folded proteins, … Continue reading Mad cow disease research breakthrough: scientists recreate prions in the lab
New research: sporadic type of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (mad cow) results from surgery
There is probably no more horrific and frightening incurable disease than Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Also known as the human form of mad cow disease, this degenerative, always fatal brain disorder strikes about one person in every million worldwide each year, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). CJD results in the … Continue reading New research: sporadic type of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (mad cow) results from surgery
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 