Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare brain disorder that swiftly causes dementia and loss of life. It happens when a once-healthy protein in your body changes shape and can no longer function, ...

An abnormally folded protein—called a prion—is the hallmark of neurodegeneration in CJD. Once formed, prions can't be cleared, leading to a build-up of aggregated proteins that damage the brain.

Three people in a county in Oregon are believed to have acquired Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare brain disease with a 100% fatality rate, two of whom have since died. Symptoms are similar to ...

Metro Health doctors conducted a lumbar puncture that finally diagnosed her with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare degenerative brain disease that is always fatal and has no cure, the outlet reported.

Three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been reported in Hood River County, Oregon, including two deaths. The CDC and state health officials are now investigating the rare brain disorder ...

Unlike mad cow disease, CJD is not generally tied to infected meat, either — the vast majority of cases are "sporadic," the CDC says, which means they occur spontaneously in older adults.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, or CJD, is a degenerative brain disorder that leads to dementia. It’s fatal every single time. Although CJD is incredibly rare, cases have steadily increased in recent ...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a serious brain disorder caused by a misfolded protein called a prion, which is found in the brain and nerve cells. In the United States, ...

Health officials in Hood River County say that two people have died of a rare brain disease. County health officials say they’ve identified three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the last ...

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is caused by an abnormally shaped protein infecting the brain. This protein is called a ‘prion’. It is not known what causes prions to build up in the brain, but in ...

Eight years after Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease claimed the life of her husband of 46 years, Lynn Vrooman still feels the incurable brain disorder’s grip on her.