was extensively investigated in the nineteenth century and the rare human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was reported in 1929. But it was the discovery of kuru, ravaging the Fore tribes of Papua New ...

Laughing Death, more commonly known as Kuru, was exclusive to the tribal Fore people of New Guinea. The disease, which was characterized by sudden bursts of maniacal laughter, hit the headlines in ...

Kuru, once common in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, was transmitted through local rituals of funerary cannibalism; the ...

Diseases like Kuru in humans also taught us that prions ... But the BSE scare established that an animal’s prions could ...

Kuru has a focus on sustainability and social responsibility with its Kuru Cares program making donations to educational, environmental, economic development and disease research causes when you make ...

The findings support that metals in the body are ... New Guidelines Urge Regular Screenings to Prevent Peripheral Arterial Disease Complications Sep. 16, 2024 — An international group of ...

An important defining trait of strains is their specific propensity to induce disease across species. For example, prions originating from sheep appear to be, as far as we know, innocuous for ...

A major cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been discovered by UK scientists. They found a weak spot in our DNA that is present in 95% of people with the disease. It makes it much easier ...

A major step forward toward biosensor devices that can provide fast, high-contrast detection of biomarkers in almost any environment are 'binding-activated fluorescent biosensors.' Now, a research ...

You asked. We answer. Here's an easy-to-read, illustrated guide to heart disease. Most heart attacks are the end result of coronary heart disease, a condition that clogs coronary arteries with ...

Parkinson's disease is an illness that affects the part of your brain that controls how you move your body. Some people with Parkinson’s first notice weakness, difficulty walking, and stiff muscles.

Access Bank said it is set to host its ‘Corporate Customer Forum 2024’ on September 19, 2024 to empower its corporate ...