A simple mis-folding in a certain brain protein causes a disease for which we have no cure.

You Can "Catch" Alzheimer's Disease

Hank is tired of zombies in popular culture, and while acknowledging that dead people are scary (especially if they start moving around), he brings us some information on prions - misfolded proteins that are responsible for destroying...

Join us as Taylor explains why Chronic Wasting Disease is such a challenging and scary disease for animals in the deer family. By sharing what we know with others, we hope to find new ways to help as many animals as possible!<br/>

In this video, I discuss the mechanism of development and propagation of Classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD).<br/>

In this video, I discuss the mechanism of transmission and development of Kuru, a prion disease derived from cannibalism of brains infected by either Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (cCJD) or others with Kuru.<br/>

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder caused by the abnormal folding of proteins, known as prions. I made an animated overview of the Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Pathophysiology & management. All...

In this video, I discuss the mechanism of propagation and development of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human form of Mad Cow Disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) which is conferred from infected cows.<br/>