Mad cow disease advance (The Scotsman) SCIENTISTS have reversed "mad cow disease" symptoms in mice, raising hopes of similar treatment for humans. [News Source]

Scientists ‘reverse’ vCJD signs (BBC News) Symptoms of prion diseases, such as the human form of mad cow disease, can be reversed, a study suggests. [News Source]

Boffins reverse ‘mad cow disease’ in mice (Daily Mail) Scientists have reversed 'mad cow disease' symptoms in mice, raising hopes of similar treatments for humans. The scientists halted infection by genetically switching off production of normal prion protein [News Source]

Tri-State Neighbor (Tri-State Neighbor) Do genes affect bovine spongiform encephalopathy - also known as BSE or “mad cow” disease? Are some cattle more susceptible than others? [News Source]

Boffins reverse ‘mad cow disease’ in mice (Evening Standard) Scientists have reversed "mad cow disease" symptoms in mice, raising hopes of similar treatments for humans. The Medical Research Council (MRC) team managed to rid the rodents of memory and behavioural problems associated with the cattle disease BSE and its human equivalent, variant CJD. [News Source]

Protein blocking reverses ‘mad cow disease’ in mice (New Scientist) A new treatment rescues the brain function of mice with prion disease, but any attempt to adapt the approach to humans with vCJD will take many years [News Source]

Virus may be the cause of mad cow. Mad cow disease and other related brain disorders may be caused by a virus and not the weird, misshapen proteins, known as prions, that scientists think are responsible, according to a study published Tuesday. [News Source]

Prof’s research sheds light on prion disease (Brown Daily Herald) Tricia Serio, assistant professor of medical science, and her lab are researching proteins in an effort to understand what causes specific types of genetic diseases, such as mad cow disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and kuru. [News Source]

Study links virus to ‘mad cow’ family (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) “Mad cow” disease and other related brain disorders might be caused by a virus and not the misshapen proteins, known as prions, that scientists believe are responsible, according to a study published Tuesday. [News Source]

Virus may be the cause of mad cow (Los Angeles Times) A study disputes the theory that deformed proteins are to blame for the brain disease. Mad cow disease and other related brain disorders may be caused by a virus and not the weird, misshapen proteins, known as prions, that scientists think are responsible, according to a study released Monday. [News Source]