U.S. court asked to dismiss cattle ranchers’ case. An appeal by a U.S. ranchers' group attempting to stop some Canadian cattle from crossing the border could be dead before it even begins. [News Source]

New study suggests how Alzheimer’s begins. No one knows if beta-amyloid actually causes Alzheimer's, but it is the chief suspect, and the study reported today adds to the evidence. [News Source]

Study offers clues to causes, treatments of Alzheimer’s. Scientists have been able to induce brain disease in mice by injecting extracts of the brains of people who died of Alzheimer's disease, a finding that suggests that Alzheimer's has some characteristics of prion brain disorders such as mad cow disease and chronic wasting disease. [News Source]

BSE likely came from feed (Iowa Farmer) OTTAWA (AP) -- An Alberta, Canada, dairy cow that was diagnosed last month with BSE (mad-cow disease) probably contracted the disease from contaminated feed, federal regulators said. [News Source]

Review: Grisly ‘Sweeney Todd’ sinfully entertaining (Florida Today) Mad Cow stuns with provocative production of "Sweeney Todd." [News Source]

Study Offers Clues to Causes, Treatments of Alzheimer’s (RedNova) MILWAUKEE, Wis. _ Scientists have been able to induce brain disease in mice by injecting extracts of the brains of people who died of Alzheimer's disease, a finding that suggests that Alzheimer's has some characteristics of prion brain disorders such as mad cow disease and chronic wasting disease. [News Source]