If you've ever accidentally sliced yourself on broken glass or a piece of paper, you may have noticed that the bleeding can ...

A groundbreaking new study led by researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) has identified that two ...

All mammals produce a version of the prion protein, but scientists don’t know what it normally does. In an altered form, the prion protein becomes an infectious agent that causes “mad cow disease” and ...

Scientists can also make normal proteins change into twisted proteins in the lab — but so far they haven't been able to show that those proteins can cause infections, Chesebro said. Chesebro said he's ...

Scientists have discovered stress-sensitive proteins In skin biopsy-derived cells that could act as biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease.

The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain is central to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. But to the human eye, proteins that are ...

The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain is central to the progression of neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. But to the human eye, proteins that are ...