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Understanding how Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease hides in neurons for decades
In April 2025, three people in Oregon developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a rare, fatal neurological condition that is ...
A devoted mom, Staten Islander Kim Marino succumbs to rare brain disorder after 10-day battle
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Kim Fialo Marino, 65, of Graniteville, a loving mother, grandmother and longtime teacher’s aide known ...
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American woman died of a mad-cow-like disease that lay dormant for 50 years: All you need to know
An American woman passed away from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ... a rogue protein that triggers normal proteins to misfold and form a clump and disturb brain function. Over time, the accumulation ...
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To Your Health: Alzheimer’s disease most common dementia
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, so it’s an appropriate time to take a look at diseases that affect memory and ...
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Nearly 50 Years After An Infected Injection, Prions Rapidly Take Over A Woman's Brain
A fter silently lurking for almost 50 years, a prion disease erupted in the brain of a woman in the US, triggering a rapid ...
U.S. Woman Dies From Mad Cow-Like Brain Disease That Lay Dormant for 50 Years
A woman's human growth hormone treatments in childhood may have sealed her fate decades later, according to a new case report ...
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MRI Findings Are Often Missed in the Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Background: Establishing a confident clinical diagnosis before an advanced stage of illness can be difficult in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD ... is reported as normal, a specialist MRI review ...