pathology

Researchers Demonstrate Control of Devastating Cassava Virus in Africa
08/07/2012 - 13:52

An international research collaboration recently demonstrated progress in protecting cassava against cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), a serious virus disease, in a confined field trial in Uganda using an RNA interference technology.  The field trial was planted in November 2010 following approval by the National Biosafety Committee of Uganda.  The plants were harvested in November 2011 and results were published in the August 1, 2012 issue of the journal Molecular Plant Pathology .  These results point researchers in the right direction as they develop virus-resistant cassava varieties preferred by farmers in Eastern Africa.  

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Study Finds "Mad Cow Disease" in Cattle Can Spread Widely in Autonomic Nervous System before Detectable in the Central Nervous System
07/09/2012 - 07:34

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or “mad cow disease”) is a fatal disease in cattle that causes portions of the brain to turn sponge-like.  This transmissible disease is caused by the propagation of a misfolded form of protein known as a prion, rather than by a bacterium or virus.  The average time from infection to signs of illness is about 60 months. Little is known about the pathogenesis of BSE in the early incubation period.  Previous research has reported that the autonomic nervous system (ANS) becomes affected by the disease only after the central nervous system (CNS) has been infected.

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Neurological Disorder Impacts Brain Cells Differently
11/09/2011 - 14:23

In a paper published in the November 9 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and University of Washington describe in deeper detail the pathology of a devastating neurological disorder, but also reveal new cellular targets for possibly slowing its development.

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