You don’t hear much about mad cow today, but the threat still looms. Here’s what happened to this nightmare germ. In 1986, ...

Nov. 17, 2022 — The brains of people with Down syndrome develop the same neurodegenerative tangles and plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease and frequently demonstrate signs of the ...

China, South Korea, and the Philippines have temporarily halted imports of Canadian beef where an “atypical” case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease ...

Although no cases of mad cow disease have been found in humans or livestock in the United States, according to a Purdue expert, recent news articles have suggested that individuals have died from the ...

Once you dip your toes in the waters of Rollins and the Annie Russell Theatre at age 17, you never quite pull your feet back out,” she says. The acclaimed actor made an indelible impression on the ...

What Ever Happened to Mad Cow? Gizmodo spoke to Brahic about why he decided to delve deep into a book about prions, how prions might inform our understanding of other, much more common disorders ...

They still didn’t know how the disease had started but the Feed Ban did halt the spread of Mad Cow Disease, proving one thing: cow cannibalism had spread the madness. 4. It took a decade for the ...

Bovine collagen, valued for biocompatibility and versatility, is gaining attention for medical devices in China as regulatory ...

In the late 1990s, there was an outbreak of mad cow disease in humans in Great Britain, which caused the country to suspend beef consumption for several months.

The diseases include Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD) in humans and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "mad cow disease." They affect the brain, disrupting or destroying neurons in large ...

The Iain Nicolson Audubon Center in Nebraska, at Rowe Sanctuary, is one of the best places in the entire country to witness ...

Ottawa’s new and stricter tone on immigration and temporary foreign workers has some farm groups worried about the impact it ...