Brain Cell Advance Brings Fresh Hope for CJD Therapies (VIDEO)

University of Edinburgh

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Scientists have developed a new system to study Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the laboratory, paving the way for research to find treatments for the fatal brain disorder. The team have devised a method of studying the abnormal proteins responsible for the disease -- called prions -- in specialized brain cells grown from stem cells. The advance marks the first time scientists have been able to infect human cells with the proteins in the laboratory.

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