'The answer cannot be nothing': The battle over Canada's mystery brain disease

A small Canadian province feared it had a mystery neurological illness on its hands. The search for answers set off a battle for the truth.
Yahoo

The exceptionally rare disease that causes holes to form in your brain

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain of a patient with CJD. | Credit: Pract Neurol ...
Case Western Reserve University

Iron imbalance likely leads to brain cell death in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

An iron imbalance caused by prion proteins collecting in the brain is a likely cause of cell death in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine ...
KOIN 6

3 cases of rare brain disease reported in Hood River County; 2 reported dead

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three cases of a rare brain disease have been reported by public health officials in Hood River County. The rare brain disorder Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease have been found in ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Two Deaths in Oregon County Linked to Fatal Brain Disorder

CJD is caused by infectious proteins called prions. These proteins damage the brain and lead to fast-moving dementia. HealthDay News — Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating ...
Gizmodo

A Mad Cow-Like Prion Disease Has Killed Two People and Sickened a Third in Same Oregon Town

Three people in Hood River County have contacted Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease over the span of eight months, an unusual pattern for an incredibly rare disease. Reading time 3 minutes A small Oregon ...
Winston-Salem Journal

Local widow details husband’s struggle with CJD

Eight years after Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease claimed the life of her husband of 46 years, Lynn Vrooman still feels the incurable brain disorder’s grip on her. Vrooman, a Lewisville resident, said a ...
Case Western Reserve University

Med's Brian Appleby explains how doctors identify Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)

US News & World Report: Brian Appleby, professor of medicine and director of the university’s National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center, explained how doctors can often identify Creutzfeldt ...