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Abviva, Inc.: New Case Of Mad Cow Disease Detected In North America

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Abviva, Inc. (OTCBB: AVVA) announced that BioBDC International (BioBDC), Abviva's exclusive sales agent for Mad Cow diagnostic tests produced by Abviva's subsidiary company Prion Developmental Laboratories, Inc. (PDL), reported the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed a new case of mad cow dise ...

read more Abviva, Inc. (OTCBB: AVVA) announced that BioBDC International (BioBDC), Abviva's exclusive sales agent for Mad Cow diagnostic tests produced by Abviva's subsidiary company Prion Developmental Laboratories, Inc. (PDL), reported the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed a new case of mad cow dise read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

Decontamination Process For Surgical Instruments Removes Prions That Cause Mad Cow, CJD

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read more A division of Nevada-based Plasma Etch, Inc. read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

FDA Strengthens BSE Safeguards In Animal Feed

Categorie : CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease
In a move to reduce the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as "mad cow disease", and protect the health of humans and animals, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned certain high risk animal parts from all animal feed, including pet food. The rule was issued ...

read more In a move to reduce the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

VCJD Kills Two People In Spain

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Two people have died of vCJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease), the human form of mad cow disease, in Castilla-Leon, central Spain. One person (51) died three months ago while the other one (26) died last week, say authorities. According to Spain's Health Department, these were not the first vCJD deaths ...

read more Two people have died of vCJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease), the human form of mad cow disease, in Castilla-Leon, central Spain. One person (51) died three months ago while the other one (26) died last week, say authorities. According to Spain's Health Department, these were not the first vCJD deaths read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

New Insights Into The Diversity Of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Agents

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Researchers from the United Kingdom and France have identified four separate biochemical subgroups in a selection of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The study, published March 14th in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, suggests that these subgroups could represent distinct prion strains in ...

read more Researchers from the United Kingdom and France have identified four separate biochemical subgroups in a selection of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The study, published March 14th in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, suggests that these subgroups could represent distinct prion strains in read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Four Separate Biochemical Subgroups In A Selection Of Cases Of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Identified

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UK and French researchers have identified four separate biochemical subgroups in a selection of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The study, published March 14th in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, suggests that these subgroups could represent distinct prionstrains in what is the most commo ...

read more UK and French researchers have identified four separate biochemical subgroups in a selection of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The study, published March 14th in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, suggests that these subgroups could represent distinct prionstrains in what is the most commo read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Driving Medical Research Via YouTube

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YouTube, the online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos, has teamed up with scientists at The University of California, San Francisco to tap the video sharing platform to drive medical research. ...

read more YouTube, the online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos, has teamed up with scientists at The University of California, San Francisco to tap the video sharing platform to drive medical research. read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Clear Differences Found Between The Structures Of Infectious And Non-Infectious Prions

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Infectious proteins known as prions have been identified as the cause of "mad cow" disease (BSE). The culprits are "incorrectly folded" proteins that can "infect" healthy proteins. The molecular bases for such prion diseases are not yet fully understood. ...

read more Infectious proteins known as prions have been identified as the cause of read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

News From The American Chemical Society Feb. 27, 2008

Categorie : CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease
A nano-sensor for better detection of Mad Cow Disease agentIn an advance in food safety, researchers in New York are reporting development of a nano-sized sensor that detects record low levels of the deadly prion proteins that cause Mad Cow Disease and other so-called prion diseases. ...

read more A nano-sensor for better detection of Mad Cow Disease agentIn an advance in food safety, researchers in New York are reporting development of a nano-sized sensor that detects record low levels of the deadly prion proteins that cause Mad Cow Disease and other so-called prion diseases. read more Wed Mar 2008 Wed Mar 2008

Food Safety Attorney, Calls For CDC Long-Term Study Of Nation's School Children And Congressional Hearings On Safety Of United States Beef Supply

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The largest recall of beef in U.S. history - over 143 million pounds - and the solid evidence that USDA has failed to enforce its own ban against downer cattle being used in the nation's school lunch program, demand immediate action by Congress says food safety attorney William D. Marler. ...

read more The largest recall of beef in U.S. history - over 143 million pounds - and the solid evidence that USDA has failed to enforce its own ban against downer cattle being used in the nation's school lunch program, demand immediate action by Congress says food safety attorney William D. Marler. read more Fri Feb 2008 Fri Feb 2008

French Medics Sued Over CJD Deaths

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Seven former medical officials are on trial in France following a 17 year investigation into over 100 deaths from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) of young patients treated with contaminated growth hormones.The defendants, retired doctors and pharmacists in their 70s and 80s, are accused of manslaugh ...

read more Seven former medical officials are on trial in France following a 17 year investigation into over 100 deaths from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) of young patients treated with contaminated growth hormones.The defendants, retired doctors and pharmacists in their 70s and 80s, are accused of manslaugh read more Tue Feb 2008 Tue Feb 2008

New vCJD Case Raises Fear Of Mad Cow Disease Resurge In The UK

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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has killed a 39 year old woman in the UK and triggered renewed fears that a new surge of mad cow disease is on the way. However, experts are saying there is no need to panic and there is no evidence of a new wave of BSE or mad cow disease. ...

read more Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has killed a 39 year old woman in the UK and triggered renewed fears that a new surge of mad cow disease is on the way. However, experts are saying there is no need to panic and there is no evidence of a new wave of BSE or mad cow disease. read more Tue Jan 2008 Tue Jan 2008

11th Case Of Mad Cow Disease Confirmed In Canada

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An animal which was born before new feed regulations came into force has been confirmed to be infected with mad-cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE), says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The agency says the 11-year-old cow from Alberta had not entered the human food or ...

read more An animal which was born before new feed regulations came into force has been confirmed to be infected with mad-cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE), says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The agency says the 11-year-old cow from Alberta had not entered the human food or read more Mon Dec 2007 Mon Dec 2007

Levels Of Prion Protein In Brain May Not Be Reliable Marker For Disease

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Rapid diagnostic testing used to check for the presence of prion diseases such as "mad cow disease" might fail to identify some highly infectious samples, researchers have found. Currently, scanning beef or other meat products for possible prion infection involves sampling brain tissue from the anim ...

read more Rapid diagnostic testing used to check for the presence of prion diseases such as read more Sun Dec 2007 Sun Dec 2007

National CJD Surveillance Unit Publishes 15th Annual Report For 2006, UK

Categorie : CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease
The Fifteenth Annual Report of the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit was published recently. The report looks back over the period from May 1990 (when the Unit was set up) to 31 December 2006. The report outlines the Unit's work in the clinical surveillance of variant (vCJ ...

read more The Fifteenth Annual Report of the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit was published recently. The report looks back over the period from May 1990 (when the Unit was set up) to 31 December 2006. The report outlines the Unit's work in the clinical surveillance of variant (vCJ read more Sun Dec 2007 Sun Dec 2007

Prion Fingerprints Detected With Glowing Molecule

Categorie : CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease
An effective and sensitive new method for detecting and characterizing prions, the infectious compounds behind diseases like mad cow disease, is now being launched by researchers at Linkoping University in Sweden, among other institutions. Mad cow disease (BSE), which has caused the death of more t ...

read more An effective and sensitive new method for detecting and characterizing prions, the infectious compounds behind diseases like mad cow disease, is now being launched by researchers at Linkoping University in Sweden, among other institutions. Mad cow disease (BSE), which has caused the death of more t read more Sun Dec 2007 Sun Dec 2007

A Potential Anti-Prion Drug With "Unprecedented" Potency

Categorie : CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease
The urgent search for a medication to treat prion diseases has led scientists in Germany to synthesize a new group of compounds, including one that is 15 times more potent than an approved drug now being tested in clinical trials. Their report is scheduled for the Nov. 2 issue of the biweekly ACS Jo ...

read more The urgent search for a medication to treat prion diseases has led scientists in Germany to synthesize a new group of compounds, including one that is 15 times more potent than an approved drug now being tested in clinical trials. Their report is scheduled for the Nov. 2 issue of the biweekly ACS Jo read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Canada Confirms Eighth Case Of Mad-Cow Disease

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Canadian authorities have confirmed that a mature beef cow from Alberta had mad-cow disease (BSE). According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), no part of the animal has entered the human or animal food chains. The cow is estimated to be between 8 and 10 years old, making it highly ...

read more Canadian authorities have confirmed that a mature beef cow from Alberta had mad-cow disease (BSE). According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), no part of the animal has entered the human or animal food chains. The cow is estimated to be between 8 and 10 years old, making it highly read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

$1.5 Million 'New Innovator' Grant From NIH For Fruit-Fly Studies Of Prion Proteins

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The National Institutes of Health has selected University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) Assistant Professor of Neurology Pedro Fernandez-Funez to receive a five-year, $1.5 million NIH Director's New Innovator Award.NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni officially announced the 29 rec ...

read more The National Institutes of Health has selected University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) Assistant Professor of Neurology Pedro Fernandez-Funez to receive a five-year, $1.5 million NIH Director's New Innovator Award.NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni officially announced the 29 rec read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Prions And Retroviruses - An Unholy Alliance? - Expression Of Endogenous Retroviruses Is Changed After Prion Infection

Categorie : CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease
In work originating from the Bavarian Research Cooperation Prions (FORPRION), which ended in 2007, a team led by the scientist Prof. Dr. Christine Leib-Mösch has been able to show that prion proteins may activate endogenous retroviruses in infected brain cells. [click link for full ar ...

read more In work originating from the Bavarian Research Cooperation Prions (FORPRION), which ended in 2007, a team led by the scientist Prof. Dr. Christine Leib-Mösch has been able to show that prion proteins may activate endogenous retroviruses in infected brain cells. [click link for full ar read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

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