May 17, 2024 — A new study of prion diseases, using a human cerebral organoid model, suggests there is a substantial species barrier preventing transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) from ...

Do "prions" exist? The word "prion" is used in different ways. It is used to describe the TSE group of diseases but it is also associated with the "protein-only" hypothesis discussed below.

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For example, prions originating from sheep appear to be, as far as we know, innocuous for humans, whereas BSE prions are highly promiscuous and can cause disease in many different hosts ...

For the first time, researchers have developed an in vitro technique to detect the presence of prions in blood samples. An effective blood test for these lethal brain diseases could allow for ...

A silent but deadly epidemic is creeping through North America and scientists are sounding the alarm.

Luckily for us, ice-nine is fictitious. But its biological counterpart, unfortunately, is not. The misfolded proteins known as prions are very real. Prions are proteinaceous infectious particles, ...

Ohio hunters have discovered 24 white-tailed deer infected with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), also known as 'zombie disease', across five counties. T ...