### [2016-10-4](/feed/2016/10/4/index.md)

##### JAMA Neurology
# The journal JAMA Neurology publishes findings from the Medical Research Council of a simple urine test for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (known as the human variant of mad cow disease), which is caused by deposits of prions. The current testing protocol is to obtain a sample of cerebrospinal fluid or brain tissue, or wait for a post-mortem after death. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/health-37541550)
2. [UPI](http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/10/04/Urine-test-may-detect-Creutzfeldt-Jakob-disease/6701475582552/)

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