Prions are best described as misfolded proteins with an ability to transmit their misfolded shape onto normal variants of the ...

The years of trying to contain chronic wasting disease in wild deer in Minnesota has been fairly effective, although the ...

In a new study, researchers have also demonstrated that these prions can experimentally transmit the disease to mice.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is reporting that two deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a new area of the state. The two deer, both adult males, were found in Luzerne ...

CWD is the cause. We have solid evidence to back it up. This is what’s going on, and so let’s proceed with what to do about ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, this week announced two deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a new area of ...

A public meeting will be held Feb. 27 to discuss the impacts of the discovery of chronic wasting disease in two deer in ...

The province is permitting a specialized hunt for deer specifically around Cranbrook in order to collect samples to test for ...

Prions are proteinaceous infectious particles, formed when normal proteins misfold and clump together. Biochemists Byron Caughey of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Peter ...

The years of trying to contain chronic wasting disease in wild deer in Minnesota has been fairly effective, although the disease has been tough to control. But the Department of Natural Resources and ...