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

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

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 ...

In response to the disease, which is always fatal in ... venison which may contain infectious proteins known as prions. “We know that people are being exposed through consumption with prions, ...

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

Starting next deer season, hunters in south Georgia will have the option to drop off the heads of deer they take to be tested ...

It is caused by prions, which are infectious proteins. There is no cure for this disease, and it can spread to new areas if infected animals are moved. Although this disease is not transmissible to ...

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes report a mule deer shot on the northern portion of the reservation has tested ...

"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 ...

Prion diseases such as CWD ... some research suggests that CWD could evolve to infect new species or jump to people through other animals. If the disease were to make a leap from deer to swine ...