New study reveals mechanism for how disease-spreading prions can jump from one species to another September 28, 2022Finding suggests transmission between species may be possible In a new study, researchers from Case Western Reserve University...FeaturedHealth & WellnessResearch·
Corrupted proteins in focus: How shape gives rise to variations of fatal brain disease July 26, 2022Researchers believe imaging could lead to better understanding of what causes fatal prion diseases Prion diseases are incurable,...FeaturedHealth & Wellness·
First atomic-level imaging of lethal prions provides sharpened focus for potential treatments August 30, 2021Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and National Institutes of Health open...FeaturedHealth & WellnessResearch·
Case Western Reserve researchers to examine the role of skin prions in fatal neurodegenerative human prion disease December 11, 2018$2.9M NIH grant focuses on transmission and diagnostic testing Affecting both people and animals, prion diseases are degenerative...FeaturedHealth & Wellness·
Neurology’s Brian Appleby discusses case of Mad Cow Disease found in Florida September 12, 2018Mad Cow Disease was detected in Florida. Here’s why you shouldn’t panic Health: A cow in Florida was...Media·
