Epigenetic Editor Silences Toxic Proteins in the Mouse Brain, Offering Promising Path to Treat Deadly Prion Diseases

There are currently no treatments, preventive vaccines, or cures for prion diseases, which can be acquired, like mad cow disease, or inherited, like fatal familial insomnia. But an encouraging new study in mice suggests a potentially promising path for developing a treatment for people with these deadly conditions. Source: NIH Director's Blog