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Researchers in Korea have uncovered a key mechanism behind prion diseases, rare brain disorders caused by misfolded proteins that destroy nerve ... Affecting both people and animals, prion diseases are degenerative brain disorders that can debilitate or kill their victims. The most common form of prion disease affecting humans is sporadic ...

IFLScience: Nearly 50 Years After An Infected Injection, Prions Rapidly Take Over A Woman's Brain Nearly 50 Years After An Infected Injection, Prions Rapidly Take Over A Woman's Brain We may have been overestimating the role of a pathological class of misfolded protein in neurodegenerative disease. Called prions, these molecules are responsible for conditions such as bovine ... Case Western Reserve University: Breakthrough in Understanding the Secret Life of Prion Molecules New research from David Westaway, PhD, of the University of Alberta and Jiri Safar, MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has uncovered a quality control mechanism in brain cells that ... The Korea Times: Jeonbuk Nat'l University researchers trace brain’s fatal decay to ‘iron death’