News tagged with sheep scrapie
Species barrier may protect macaques from chronic wasting disease
Data from an ongoing multi-year study suggest that people who consume deer and elk with chronic wasting disease (CWD) may be protected from infection by an inability of the CWD infectious agent to spread to people. The results ...
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Jul 30, 2009 |
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Sheep with scrapie found in Japan
A dead sheep infected with scrapie -- a degenerative disease of the nervous system similar to mad cow disease -- has been found in western Japan, an official said on Thursday.
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Apr 14, 2011 |
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Research identifies drug target for prion diseases, 'mad cow'
Scientists at the University of Kentucky have discovered that plasminogen, a protein used by the body to break up blood clots, speeds up the progress of prion diseases such as mad cow disease.
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Jan 10, 2011 |
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Scientists show prions mutate and adapt to host environment
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have shown that prions, bits of infectious protein that can cause fatal neurodegenerative disease such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "mad ...
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Dec 17, 2010 |
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Study suggests that early detection is possible for prion diseases
A fast test to diagnose fatal brain conditions such as mad cow disease in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans could be on the horizon, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health scientists. Researchers ...
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Dec 02, 2010 |
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New prion discovery reveals drug target for mad cow disease and related illnesses
The joy of a juicy hamburger could make a comeback thanks a new discovery by scientists from the University of Kentucky. In a new research report in the December 2010 print issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists found that a ...
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Dec 01, 2010 |
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Researchers discover eye test for neurological diseases in livestock
(PhysOrg.com) -- The eyes of sheep infected with scrapie - a neurological disorder similar to mad cow disease - return an intense, almost-white glow when they're hit with blue excitation light, according to a research project ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Eyes of cattle may become new windows to detect mad cow disease
The eyes may or may not be windows to the soul, as the old adage goes, but scientists are reporting evidence that a peek into the eyes of cattle may become the basis for a long-sought test to detect infection ...
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Jun 02, 2010 |
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Researchers embark on work to control the prion epidemic affecting deer in the USA
Spanish researchers at the Centre for Cooperative Research in Bioscience, CIC bioGUNE, in collaboration with the University of Kentucky (USA), have discovered a new way to control the stability of certain types of prions ...
May 19, 2010 |
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A different tune: Cellular IPOD plays role in prion biology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cells take advantage of a biologically ancient compartment to sequester prions, an action that can initially prevent the prions’ phenotypic expression, according to Whitehead Institute researchers. While ...
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Apr 28, 2010 |
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Scientists find new form of prion disease that damages brain arteries
National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists investigating how prion diseases destroy the brain have observed a new form of the disease in mice that does not cause the sponge-like brain deterioration typically seen in prion ...
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Mar 05, 2010 |
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