Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is one of the most mysterious neurological disorders known to medicine. As recent discussions have spotlighted its damage to the brain, perhaps the most central question that ...

Rather than being genetic or acquired, Johnston's CJD developed when normal prions in her brain spontaneously began ...

Hospice Malta has announced the winners of its Annual Lottery, following this year's draw held on. The lottery remains an ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints ...

Chronic wasting disease, a prion protein disease that is fatal in elk, deer, and other cervids, has spread rapidly across the United States since it was first identified in 1967. CWD has now reached ...

The Province of Manitoba has launched an online interactive tool to provide hunters and landowners with real-time access to ...

The latest update from the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) notes that more Indiana poultry farms have been hit with highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu.

Cassidy* stood at the balcony peeping down through the glass, hopping from one foot to the other excitedly, waiting for her uncle to pick her up for their Sunday afternoon adventure. Her mum, Vera*, ...

Chronic wasting disease (CWD), sometimes called ‘zombie deer disease,’ was first identified in Colorado in 1967. Since its ...