The ‘Molecular Devils’ That Cause the Most Fatal Diseases Ever Known CJD and similar brain diseases are caused by a misfolded version of the naturally occurring prion protein. When these rogue ...

The National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (NPDPSC) is the only Center of its kind in the U.S., which coordinates autopsies and neuropathologic examinations of suspected prion disease ...

In May of 2024, Mayo Clinic launched a new prion test, RT-QuIC Prion, CSF, which can distinguish prion disease from other causes of rapidly progressive dementia—particularly autoimmune forms of ...

In TSEs the normal cellular prion protein (PrP C) is transformed into an infectious disease-associated isoform, PrP Sc — a potential target for immunotherapy. In the March 6 Nature, Anthony R. White ...

The characteristic diagnostic signs of prion disease in humans and animals, such as changes in behavior and mobility, result from advanced neurodegeneration for which there is currently no cure.

These observations suggest that a diagnostic test for prion infections based on CSF or other non-brain tissues or excretia may be possible. Further studies will be required to demonstrate the ...