Mad cow disease infected and killed a few people who ate prion-tainted beef. No medical treatment exists for stopping a prion disease in an infected animal. Ending the spread of CWD appears ...

Chronic wasting disease surveillance conducted in eastern Nebraska during the November firearm deer season detected 60 positive cases in deer.

It is caused by prions, which are infectious proteins. There is no cure for this disease, and it can spread to new areas if ...

U.S. researchers say it’s time to look beyond deer when watching for chronic wasting disease exposure and infection, ...

Zombie deer disease is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. It's caused by abnormal prion proteins that damage ... and the general public." Most people with CJD will die within a year ...

"Prion disease has a lot of different origins - some ... reduced protein levels without harmful side effects in people. That gave them hope that installing the same mutation using base editing ...

we have no idea how many people who currently do not show symptoms are actually harboring the brain-destroying infectious prions. It used to be that prion diseases were novelties — an odd ...

An Indiana House bill meant to help deer combat chronic wasting disease calls for genetic testing, opens door for captive releases.

The most common prion disease in people is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Another prion disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), has a similar name but is a different, much rarer ...

The fight over chronic wasting disease in North Dakota has turned into a new front in the culture wars where valid criticism ...

Ending the spread of CWD appears unlikely because the prions, which cluster in the brain and nervous system, can be transmitted in many of ways.