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The incurable ‘suicide disease’ that causes debilitating pain — and can be triggered by smiling
Sufferers say the pain caused by the nerve disorder is so debilitating that they can’t smile, laugh or even make eye contact with another person.
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Mother says she ‘lost’ her daughter overnight to incurable condition
Mother says she ‘lost’ her daughter overnight to incurable condition - Poppy Allard was a seemingly healthy baby, when, at ...
What is the rare brain disease which causes sponge-like holes in the brain?
A total of three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare and incurable brain condition, have been detected in Hood River ...
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How possible NIH cuts could threaten future treatment for neurological diseases
A directive in January from the National Institutes of Health aimed to reduce funding for many of the essential costs that ...
Oregon health officials investigate rare brain disease blamed for two deaths
Health officials in Hood River County, Ore., are investigating three cases of Creutzfeld Jakob disease. Two have died and a ...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: The illness that creates holes in the brain
Oregon's Hood River County is grappling with a rare brain disorder, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), which creates holes in ...
'A nurse asked if I'd had a stroke - even specialists don't know what Motor Neurone Disease is'
At a Motor Neurone Disease support group, there is passion - and frustration - about the need to raise awareness of the ...
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Uncurable disease found in Berrien County deer
READ MORE: First case of Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in deer in South Georgia CWD is a fatal neurological disease found in deer, elk, and moose. There are no known vaccines or cures for the ...
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Zebrafish could be key to reversing damage caused by multiple sclerosis
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh are using the small minnow fish to study how MS damages the protective coating ...