Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is one of the most mysterious neurological disorders known to medicine. As recent discussions have spotlighted its damage to the brain, perhaps the most central question that ...

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When most people think about donating body parts to science or medicine, they might think of life-saving donations of organs, ...

Rather than being genetic or acquired, Johnston's CJD developed when normal prions in her brain spontaneously began ...

Switzerland has banned on imports of breeding cattle while it waits for measures to safeguard against mad cow disease, agriculture officials have said. Spokesman Rudolf Michlig said imports would be ...

I've trained for this. Running in snow, in rain, in sun. I'm as prepared as I can be for a race. Ever since the trauma happened, I love what I can prepare for. The unexpected and I aren't friends. The ...

The Province of Manitoba has launched an online interactive tool to provide hunters and landowners with real-time access to ...

Cassidy* stood at the balcony peeping down through the glass, hopping from one foot to the other excitedly, waiting for her uncle to pick her up for their Sunday afternoon adventure. Her mum, Vera*, ...

A team of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been refining and combining several advanced technologies over the past six years to create a revolutionary platform to treat a ...