Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Stories
- People are generally aware of the most common causes of hallucinations, like schizophrenia and a really high fever. But lesser known are the more rare causes; here are six you probably haven't heard about.
- Humans have been eating each other for a long, long time. Sometimes they do it out of desperation, and sometimes they suffered fatal consequences. Here are some tales of cannibalism throughout history.
- Circumstantial evidence for the transmission of Alzheimer’s from one person to another through surgery, medical procedures, is growing.
- A recent study has identified the cause of multiple system atrophy (MSA) as prions, a significant finding which may lead the way to treatment options.
- Researchers say they have identified a gene that protects against some forms of prion conditions among a tribe known for their former practice of cannibalism.
- A new type of laser may revolutionize treatment for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Creutzfeldt-Jakobs disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders.
- The outbreak of mad cow disease in humans during the 1980s and 1990s caused many people to become carriers of the abnormal protein responsible for the disease. A new study finds that the amount of carriers is double what was previously believed.
- 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.
- A new study spearheaded by Spanish scientists demonstrates a causal relationship between the onset of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), caused by a protein called a prion, and general surgery.