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Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease or CJD (sometimes incorrectly referred to as mad cow disease) is a degenerative neurological disorder (brain disease) that is incurable and invariably fatal. It is the most common among the types of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in humans.
Unraveling the role of liquid-liquid phase separation in neurodegenerative diseases

Unraveling the role of liquid-liquid phase separation in neurodegenerative diseases

Mammal-specific domain of the prion protein may hold clues to neurodegenerative diseases

Mammal-specific domain of the prion protein may hold clues to neurodegenerative diseases

Study confirms strong barrier preventing chronic wasting disease transmission to humans

Study confirms strong barrier preventing chronic wasting disease transmission to humans

Repurposing human-approved drugs for prion disease treatment

Repurposing human-approved drugs for prion disease treatment

Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern about chronic wasting disease

Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern about chronic wasting disease

Novel learning-based framework for predicting Alzheimer’s disease progression

Novel learning-based framework for predicting Alzheimer’s disease progression

New insights into the interplay between prions and TDP-43 in neurodegenerative pathology

New insights into the interplay between prions and TDP-43 in neurodegenerative pathology

Brain changes can be studied in very early stages of neurodegenerative diseases

Brain changes can be studied in very early stages of neurodegenerative diseases

Decline in specific protein levels linked to Alzheimer’s disease, not buildup of amyloid plaques

Decline in specific protein levels linked to Alzheimer’s disease, not buildup of amyloid plaques

NPDPSC at Case Western Reserve University to receive CDC funding for better understanding of prion diseases

NPDPSC at Case Western Reserve University to receive CDC funding for better understanding of prion diseases

Researchers uncover the structure of protein fibrils linked to hereditary form of human prion disease

Researchers uncover the structure of protein fibrils linked to hereditary form of human prion disease

Prion imaging could lead to better understanding of what causes fatal neurological disorders

Prion imaging could lead to better understanding of what causes fatal neurological disorders

New technologies for early clinical diagnosis of human prion diseases

New technologies for early clinical diagnosis of human prion diseases

New study shines light on how brain cells die in prion diseases

New study shines light on how brain cells die in prion diseases

Research may provide clues to how viral infections contribute to neurodegeneration

Research may provide clues to how viral infections contribute to neurodegeneration

Human cerebral organoid model to screen drugs for treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Human cerebral organoid model to screen drugs for treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Study provides new information about the structure of prion proteins

Study provides new information about the structure of prion proteins

Study finds locations of early prion protein accumulation in the eye

Study finds locations of early prion protein accumulation in the eye

Fatal chain reaction in Alzheimer's disease starts much earlier than commonly assumed

Fatal chain reaction in Alzheimer's disease starts much earlier than commonly assumed

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