Mad Cow Disease![]() Mad Cow Disease articles1. Mad Cow Disease :: New prion protein discovered by Canadian scientists may offer insight into mad cow diseaseScientists have discovered a new protein that may offer fresh insights into brain function in mad cow disease. ?Our team has defined a second prion protein called ?Shadoo?, that exists in addition to the well-known prion protein called ?PrP? ? said Professor David Westaway, director of the Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases at the University of Alberta. 2. Mad Cow Disease :: Vaccine prevents prion disease in mice An oral vaccine can prevent mice from developing a brain disease similar to mad cow disease, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 28 ? May 5, 2007. Prion diseases, which include scrapie, mad cow disease, and chronic wasting disease, are fatal and there is no treatment or cure. 3. Mad Cow Disease :: Mad Cow Disease BSE confirmed in a bull from Alberta The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a mature bull from Alberta. 4. Mad Cow Disease :: Mad cow disease treatable - study Studies in mice have indicated that the effects of prion disease - Mad cow disease - could be reversed if caught early enough. 5. Mad Cow Disease :: Identifying Variation in the U.S. Bovine Prion Gene - mad cow disease Do genes affect bovine spongiform encephalopathy?also known as BSE, or "mad cow" disease? Are some cattle more susceptible than others? |