Prions Cause Neurodegenerative Disease

Prions Cause Neurodegenerative Disease

by | Oct 20, 2015 | Prion Disease

Deadly Proteins Behind Many Brain Diseases By Diana Kwon, Scientific American In the human form of mad cow disease, called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a person’s brain deteriorates—literally developing holes that cause rapidly progressing dementia. The condition...