Wendy Damonte’s Health Watch Reports More>> (KTVN Reno) FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers may be moving closer to better treatments for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, better known as mad cow disease, and the related condition called Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. [News Source]

Scientists make mad cow discovery. Scientists at the University of Leeds say they have made a significant discovery which could help in the treatment of "mad cow disease". [News Source]

Scientists Link Protein to Mad-Cow Disease, May Lead to Cure (Bloomberg) A team of scientists at the University of Leeds found that the protein, called Glypican-1, boosts abnormal and infectious proteins in the brain called prions, which are known to cause mad-cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy. [News Source]

Scientists make mad cow discovery (BBC News) Researchers at the University of Leeds discover a type of protein which may play a part in causing "mad cow disease". [News Source]