Prion diseases are a group of different conditions that affect your brain and nervous system. They can cause severe dementia or problems with body control that get worse very quickly. They're rare -- ...

Prion diseases, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), are fast-moving, fatal dementia syndromes associated with the formation of aggregates of the prion protein, PrP. How these aggregates form ...

New research from Japan suggests that a rare brain-destroying disease caused by rogue prion proteins may be becoming more common—likely due to an aging population. The study, published last month in ...

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Prion diseases are rare but deadly neurodegenerative brain ...

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 ...

Prion diseases are rare and occur due to proteins in the brain that “misfold.” Another name for prion disease is transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). There are many types of prion ...

Two proteins central to the pathology of Alzheimer's disease act as prions -- misshapen proteins that spread through tissue like an infection by forcing normal proteins to adopt the same misfolded ...

Researchers this week say their work should upturn the conventional narrative of how Alzheimer’s disease happens. They argue the progression of Alzheimer’s is driven by a very specific form of two ...

In a new study, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified the structure of protein fibrils linked to a hereditary form of human prion disease. This insight, ...

Throughout Season 10 of Chicago Med, Dr. Caitlin Lenox (Sarah Ramos) has emerged as one of Gaffney's finest recruits. As she continues to expertly call the shots in the Emergency Department, viewers ...

Sporadic CJD (sCJD) Unknown, but widely believed to be due to a spontaneous misfolding of the normal prion protein. Affects mainly people over the age of 60. Common symptoms include ataxia and ...