Neuropathologists urge Ottawa to bring back autopsy services for patients suspected of having fatal brain illness

Neuropathologists across Canada are urging the federal government to revive autopsy services for people suspected of having Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the fatal brain illness best known for its links ...
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'He wasn't just my dad - he was my world': Hastings woman's 100-mile walk in memory of father, who died of rare brain condition

Jodie Elam said her dad, Taff, passed away aged 71, from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), an incurable condition that affects the brain. She said: “My dad was a healthy, hardworking man and an ...
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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 ...