11.21.18
Infectious 'Prions' Found in the Eyes of Patients with Fatal Brain Disease
People with the rare and fatal brain disorder Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) show signs of the disease in their eyes, according to a new study. The study found evidence of prions — the infectious proteins that cause the disease — in the eyes of nearly a dozen patients with CJD. The findings suggest that patients' eyes