Prion diseases are rare, fatal neurodegenerative disorders caused by misfolded prion proteins (PrP) in the brain. This can lead to memory loss, behavior changes, and movement problems. Prion diseases ...

The new case, the second in three years possibly linked to research on prions, has led to a temporary shutdown of prion research by several major labs. Reading time 3 minutes Public research labs in ...

Investigators detected prions in one of 75 cadavers received by an institution in Japan for anatomical practice, according to a letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine. "The potential ...

A lab accident in 2010 likely led to a woman’s untimely death nearly a decade later, according to doctors in France. In a recent case study, they describe how a woman in her early 30s developed a ...

Recapitulation of in vivo conditions is the ultimate goal of model systems for the study of disease states, and in recent years scientists have made considerable strides with 3D tissue culture systems ...

Sam: As a young kid I became pretty fascinated by the things that could kill me, particularly infectious diseases. Don’t ask me why, I just was. And the first one I remember becoming obsessed with was ...