Mad cow-type diseases lie in wait Prion infections build quickly then pause before killing [News Source]

Integrity vs. corporate profits. So much corporate wealth influences the votes of elected officials in both of our political parties, and corporations that are "too big to fail" are bailed out by government while homeowners who are considered too small to succeed are foreclosed and cast onto the street; a dangerous imbalance exists. [News Source]

Agro-terrorism instructor stresses pro-activism. People from the Columbiana County agriculture community gathered this week to learn some scary facts about agro terrorism and how it could affect them where they live and farm. [News Source]

Mad Cow-type diseases lie in wait. Infectious proteins that cause brain-wasting conditions like mad cow disease appear to build up in the brain long before initiating the cascade of deterioration that leads to dementia and death, a new study of mice finds. [News Source]

Mad Cow-type diseases lie in wait. Infectious proteins that cause brain-wasting conditions like mad cow disease appear to build up in the brain long before initiating the cascade of deterioration that leads to dementia and death, a new study of mice finds. [News Source]

Progress of mad cow disease investigated LONDON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Infectious proteins in brain conditions such as mad cow disease can exist in the brain for months with no evidence of the disease, U.K. researchers say. [News Source]

Brain-Wasting Prions Amass Before Dealing Deathblow Infectious proteins that cause brain-wasting conditions like mad cow disease appear to build up in the brain long before initiating the cascade of deterioration that leads to dementia and death, a new study of mice finds. [News Source]

Mad Cow-Type Diseases Lie in Wait Prion infections build quickly then pause before killing. [News Source]

Proteins Gone Mad: Scientists Seek ‘Switch’ that Activates Cow Disease Before turning brains into Swiss cheese, the proteins that cause mad cow and related diseases must be turned on by the flick of a switch, new research suggests. Researchers just aren't sure what that switch is. [News Source]

Proteins Gone Mad: Scientists Seek ‘Switch’ that Activates Cow Disease Before turning brains into Swiss cheese, the proteins that cause mad cow and related diseases must be turned on by the flick of a switch, new research suggests. Researchers just aren't sure what that switch is. [News Source]