Family friend of John Gummer is killed by CJD aged 23 Oct 13, 2007
Elizabeth Smith died last week, more than two years after learning on her 21st birthday that she had new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Her father, retired vicar Roger Smith, is a friend of Mr Gummer, a former parishioner who famously attempted to allay fears about BSE in 1990 when he publicly fed a burger to his four-year-old daughter, Cordelia. (Daily Mail)
GM cows could protect beef-eaters from the risk of vCJD Jan 1, 2007
As new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), the human form of the condition, can be contracted by consuming beef or beef products infected with rogue prions, the work could pave the way for breeding cattle that cannot infect people with prion disease. This could be exploited by the meat industry, which could raise guaranteed BSE-free beef cattle, though the disease has become a much less significant problem since the practice of feeding cows on meat and bone meal from dead animals was... (Times Online)
Study Suggests New Human Genotype May Be Prone To Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease May 20, 2006
(January 19, 1999) -- The development and validation of a test that allows earlier diagnosis of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), in advanced disease, is announced by a research team led by Professor John. . (Science Daily)
Blood tests for Alzheimers? Mar 7, 2006
His new company Amorfix Life Sciences Inc. hopes to complete clinical trials to diagnose mad cow disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) and its human form, new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, within six months. Cashman said the tests will allow doctors to treat patients earlier when remedies are more likely to be effective. (iAfrica.com)
New Infectious Agents Pose New Risks For People With Bleeding Disorders Feb 16, 2006
She contends that infectious agents called prions, which are behind diseases such as new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ( Mad Cow disease ), may be the most worrisome of all because they are difficult to detect. She is concerned about them affecting mostly young children, and their effects decades later. (Science Daily)
No cannibalism signature in human gene Jan 10, 2006
L. Cervenakova et al., "Phenotype-genotype studies in kuru: implications for new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease," PNAS 95:13239-13241, 27 Oct 1998. PMID. (The Scientist)
