CJD is a disease caused by a misfolding protein, called a prion. (PREE-on) Prion diseases are a group of rare and fatal brain diseases which occur in both humans and animals. In humans, it is known as CJD. Cows get BSE, which stands for bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Deer and elk contract CWD, or chronic wasting disease. There is no cure or clinical diagnosis for CJD. There is no cure for any of the diseases in the prion family.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Prediction: CJD Talk likely on hiatus this week

It's a rough week for me to do updates on CJD Talk, so I'm apologizing in advance. We got a good comment volley going last week about Pentosan Polysulphate, or PPS, and I want to keep it going!

But this week I'm hard at work on my research paper for my class at Boston University and the boyfriend is home from an extended business trip for the week leaving me very little free time to blog. CJD Talk will get much more interesting next week when he's again out of town and I have a week off from school!

Feel free to hit the comments below to keep the blog alive for a few days.

posted by Heather Larson at Tuesday, February 27, 2007

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