Test Now Provides Results in Hours for Human Prion Disease

Test Now Provides Results in Hours for Human Prion Disease

Evolving Test Now Provides Results in Hours for Human Prion Disease

A vastly improved test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a fatal, transmissible brain disorder in the family of prion diseases, could provide people with results in hours instead of days and could help reduce transmission risk of CJD and similar diseases via contaminated surgical equipment.