Prion Disease in Mice May Help Advance Alzheimer’s Research (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — U.S. researchers have discovered a new form of prion disease that doesn’t act like related illnesses, such as mad cow disease, but instead causes brain damage similar to that produced by Alzheimer’s disease.
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Prion Disease in Mice May Help Advance Alzheimer’s Research (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
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