Canadian researchers identify new prion protein (CTV.ca) Canadian scientists have discovered a new prion protein, a finding which could both help illuminate how prion diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob or mad cow disease destroy the brain as well as offer clues as to what is at play with other neurodegenerative diseases. [News Source]

Discovery offers hope in mad cow fight (Canada.com) EDMONTON -- Researchers have discovered a new prion protein that could offer fresh insight into how brain-wasting disease develops in animals and humans. [News Source]

Protein may help fight brain diseases (The Halifax Daily News) Canadian scientists have discovered a new prion protein, a finding that could both help illuminate how prion diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob or mad-cow disease destroy the brain as well as offer clues as to what is at play with other neurodegenerative diseases. [News Source]

Discovery offers hope in mad cow fight. Researchers have discovered a new prion protein that could offer fresh insight into how brain-wasting disease develops in animals and humans. [News Source]