Boffins discover new target to fight Mad Cow Disease

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Mad Cow

Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): In a new study boffins at the University of Bonn, Germany have found a new target, they hope can cure Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), more commonly known as Mad Cow Disease.

The study, led by Alexander Pfeifer was conducted on a mouse model.

BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), which is a related disease in humans that can occur spontaneously, be inherited, or be acquired (in some cases probably from cows with BSE) are fatal neurodegenerative diseases.

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