BSE in young cattle does not infect mice in tests (Asahi.com) Experiments on mice indicated that mad cow disease in cattle aged 21 and 23 months old was not contagious, a finding that could change attitudes about food safety. [News Source]

Tests fail to find young cow danger (The Japan Times) Japanese experts have concluded that tests have failed to identify any danger to humans from young cows infected with mad cow disease, sources said Wednesday. Read more ... [News Source]

Japan tests fail to show BSE infection from young cattle. Brain matter carrying mad cow disease from the two youngest cattle confirmed with BSE in Japan has so far failed to infect mice in tests, a Health Ministry official said on Wednesday. [News Source]

BSE infection from young cattle to mice not confirmed. Experiments on mice showed that mad cow disease in two cattle aged 21 and 23 months old was not contagious, a finding that could change attitudes about food safety. [News Source]

Unsafe food additives across Asia feed fears. Across Asia, small-scale food manufacturers often boost profits by using cheap but toxic chemicals as sweeteners, dyes and preservatives. [News Source]

Scientists Identify Prion’s Infectious Secret (Science Daily) Prions are highly robust and infectious proteins, most notable for their central role in bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly called mad cow disease. But very little is known about how prions form aggregates of malformed proteins that ultimately result in disease. This study provides initial insights into how prions recruit and distort healthy neighboring proteins. [News Source]

Scientists identify prion’s infectious secret (PhysOrg) Researchers have known for decades that certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as mad cow disease or its human equivalent, Cruetzfeldt-Jakob disease, result from a kind of infectious protein called a prion. Remarkably, in recent years researchers also have discovered non-pathogenic prions that play beneficial roles in biology, and prions even may act as essential elements in learning and memory. [News Source]

Scientists identify prion’s infectious secret (EurekAlert!) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (May 9, 2007) -- Researchers have known for decades that certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as mad cow disease or its human equivalent, Cruetzfeldt-Jakob disease, result from a kind of infectious protein called a prion. [News Source]

BSE infection from young cattle to mice not confirmed (Asahi.com) Experiments on mice showed that mad cow disease in two cattle aged 21 and 23 months old was not contagious, a finding that could change attitudes about food safety. [News Source]

Japan tests fail to show BSE infection from young cattle (AlertNet) Source: Reuters TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Brain matter carrying mad cow disease from the two youngest cattle confirmed with BSE in Japan has so far failed to infect mice in tests, a Health Ministry official said on ... [News Source]