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Prion protein can be infectious, spreading from cell to cell in the brain. Here four nerve cells in a mouse illustrate how infectious prion protein moves within cells along neurites — wire-like connections the nerve cells use for communicating with adjacent cells.

Mad Cow Research Hints At Ways To Halt Alzheimer's, Parkinson's

Corinne Lasmezas began her career studying a disease that destroys the brains of cattle. Now she's using what she learned to search for drugs that can stop human brain diseases.

States Fund Pregnancy Centers That Discourage Abortion

A growing number of states are giving public money to crisis pregnancy centers. But the centers are unregulated, and abortion rights groups accuse them of coercing women with misinformation.

Members of Saudi Arabia's elite special operations forces take part in a drill at a secretive training center on the outskirts of Riyadh, the capital. In this exercise, officers move through a building in an attempt to clear a militant hideout in less than two minutes.

Saudi Arabia Ramps Up Training To Repel Homegrown Terrorists

The self-proclaimed Islamic State has recruited more than 2,000 young Saudi men. Some have already come back to carry out attacks on Saudi soil. The kingdom is preparing to confront the threat.

White House: Obama Traded Emails With Clinton, But Didn't Know Account Was Private

The president told CBS over the weekend that he learned about Clinton's use of a private email address while she was secretary of state through news reports like "everybody else."

Oklahoma University Fraternity Closed After Racist Chant Video Posted

One of America's largest college fraternities, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, closed its chapter at the University of Oklahoma late Sunday after a video posted hours earlier appeared to show fraternity members singing a racist chant. Please note that this report uses some harsh, racial language.

In Israeli Election, Arab Sportscaster Runs On Ticket Of Mainstream Jewish Party

Sportscaster-turned-politician Zouheir Bahloul is one of the few Arab citizens of Israel to ever run for parliament on the ticket of the Labor Party, which is a mainstream Jewish party. During the war in Gaza last summer, Bahloul appeared as a commentator on Israeli news programs, trying to bridge the divide between Israeli Arabs and Jews.

Bexar Democrats Say Immigration Bill Is Racial Profiling

Bexar County Democrats say they’re fighting a bill in Austin that would allow police to ask about a person’s immigration status.Right now San Antonio…

Pigeon, Parakeet And Pony: Amsterdam Food Truck Serves Maligned Meat

The Kitchen Of The Unwanted Animal, a food truck and specialty food provider, is trying to change attitudes toward "edible" animals in Holland. They're doing it one My Little Pony Burger at a time.

Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton checking her phone in 2010. For many Democrats, the answer to the question: "If not Hillary, who?" is — disaster.

3 Reasons Democrats Are Freaking Out About Hillary Clinton

Back-to-back Clinton controversies are making Democrats queasy. But should they be?

Thomas McGuane says he writes about the Montana he knows. "I've been there for nearly a half century so I have a pretty good database on what goes on around me," he says.

Forget Big Sky And Cowboys: 'Crow Fair' Is Set In An Unidealized Montana

"I think there's only one interesting story ... and that's struggle," says writer Thomas McGuane. Loners, outcasts and malcontents fill the pages of his new short story collection Crow Fair.

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