Breakthrough in Halting Mad Cow Disease: A Promising Solution for Human CJD
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Kreutzfeldt Jakob's disease (CJD) is linked to consuming infected beef. Dr. Simon Hawke has developed a method to stop the disease by inhibiting prions, the proteins responsible for CJD. His team used monoclonal antibodies to successfully prevent brain degeneration in mice. Dr. Hawke is hopeful that within a few years, this approach could be adapted to treat humans, potentially halting the progression of this fatal brain disease.
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