New Resources

Brain and Nervous System

• Research Update on Prion Diseases, including Mad Cow Disease
  Format: Fact Sheet
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Prion diseases are a related group of rare, fatal brain diseases that affect humans and other animals. Prion diseases, including mad cow disease, are characterized by certain misshapen protein molecules in the brain. An updated fact sheet about research on prion diseases is now available through NIAID. More

  Next Steps
  Find the fact sheet on-line at www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/priondis.htm.

Infectious Diseases

• Research Update on Prion Diseases, including Mad Cow Disease
  Format: Fact Sheet
  Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

  Prion diseases are a related group of rare, fatal brain diseases that affect humans and other animals. Prion diseases, including mad cow disease, are characterized by certain misshapen protein molecules in the brain. An updated fact sheet about research on prion diseases is now available through NIAID. More

  Next Steps
  Find the fact sheet on-line at www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/priondis.htm.

Nicotine Addiction

• Nicotine Addiction Research Update and Other Information Available
  Format: Web Site
  Institute: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

  Nicotine addiction and other dangers of tobacco use feature on this recently created Web site. The NIDA site has a fact sheet on cigarettes and other nicotine products, a research report on the latest studies about nicotine addiction, and a list of other publications concerning nicotine. It also references news releases such as:

  • Quitting Smoking Harder for Women than for Men.
    
    
  • African American Teens at Greater Risk of Tobacco Addiction.
    
    
  • Adolescent Depression and High Receptivity to Tobacco Ads May Lead to Teen Smoking.

  Next Steps
  To read more about nicotine addiction and other dangers of tobacco use, visit http://smoking.drugabuse.gov.