Detecting Human Prion Disease

Based on the NIH health information topics you requested to receive information about, we thought you'd be interested in this story from NIH Research Matters: Detecting Human Prion Disease New tests rapidly and accurately diagnose Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, an incurable and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disorder. Such tests would have important clinical and research uses.       Popular Stories from past issues: Cool Temperature Alters Human Fat and Metabolism Preventing Depression From Age-Related Vision Loss Vitamin D Levels Predict Multiple Sclerosis Progression Isolated Cancer Cells May Lead to Personalized Treatments Drug Improves Birth Rates for Women with Ovary Disorder NIH Research Matters is on Facebook! Join us at www.facebook.com/ResearchMatters, and write on our wall. NIH Research Matters is also available as an RSS News Feed. Point your RSS reader to http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/feed.xml (to learn more about RSS, visit http://www.nih.gov/news/rss.htm).   Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact NIHinfo@od.nih.gov. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our A-Z Health Topics page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health® This email was sent to kostikblog@ukr.net using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612