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Eating foie gras may increase risk of Alzheimer's
The popular delicacy foie gras (which is French for “fat liver”) is produced in a way that animal rights activists insist is barbaric. Ducks and geese are force-fed corn mash twice a day, … more »
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Eating foie gras may increase risk of Alzheimer's
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MC wrote 10 months ago: The popular delicacy foie gras (which is French for “fat liver”) is produced in a way th … more »
Researchers show that prion disease symptoms & pathology are reversible
MC wrote 1 year ago: Experiments by researchers from the Institute of Neurology in London and the University of Birmingha … more »
Study shows how prion diseases sow their seeds
MC wrote 1 year ago: Prion diseases are a group of related neurodegenerative diseases, including bovine spongiform enceph … more »
A blood test for prion diseases
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MC wrote 1 year ago: A paper in today’s issue of Science describes a technique that could lead to the development o … more »
Study of Fore peoples predicts an epidemic of vCJD
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MC wrote 1 year ago: In the 1920s, a previously unidentified disease appeared among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea. … more »
