BSE prions 'leak' into blood
July 7, 2006
ABC Australia (Internet / TV) 07/07/06 http://abc.net.au/science/news/health/HealthRepublish_1681124.htm Tests in hamsters suggest it may be possible... more »
Test for Mad Cow Disease in Humans May Be Closer, Study Says
July 7, 2006
Bloomberg.com (Internet / TV) 07/07/06 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=afD7Xw8OmXbc&refer=canada A technique for identifying... more »
Hamsters help develop BSE blood test
July 7, 2006
London Telegraph (Internet / Print) 07/07/06... more »
Test may identify mad cow disease in humans
July 7, 2006
London Telegraph (Internet / Print) 07/07/06... more »
Presymptomatic Detection of Prions in Blood
July 7, 2006
Science Magazine (Internet / Print) 07/07/06 http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/313/5783/92 Prions are thought to be the proteinaceous... more »
Medical layoffs placed at 720
July 7, 2006
Houston Chronicle (Internet / Print) 07/07/06 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4029953.html The head of the University of Texas Medical... more »
UTMB ranked in top 50 hospitals
July 7, 2006
Galveston County Daily News (Internet / Print) 07/07/06 (no weblink available) The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ranked within the... more »
UTMB spins off firm to develop mad cow test
July 7, 2006
Galveston County Daily News (Internet / Print) 07/07/06 http://news.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=3ac18e610e945acc A breakthrough by a... more »
Prion experiments point way to test for human “mad cow” disease; ‘Silent’ vCJD phase can last 40 years in humans; assay could reveal extent of problem and stop further infection via transfusions and transplants
July 6, 2006
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GALVESTON, Texas — In the July 7, 2006, issue of the journal Science, researchers at the... more »
Caregiver issues focus of lectures
July 6, 2006
Houston Chronicle (Internet / Print) 07/06/06 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/health/4027228.html The concerns and challenges of being a... more »