Researchers have made great strides to prevent deaths from fatal diseases, but the cures for some of them still elude us.

Often referred to as CWD, chronic wasting disease is a prion disease, which means the proteins in the body are misfolding.

UCF biologists collaborated on research that determined that Florida panthers are likely not at increased risk for ...

CWD is a contagious, fatal, neurological illness that can impact not only white-tailed deer, but other North American cervids ...

Behold the Body. Electron microgram of a Biondi body shows a dense core surrounded by filaments that bind gold-labeled secondary antibody to TMEM239 (black dots). [Courtesy of Ghetti et al., 2024.] ...

By testing for chronic wasting disease during deer hunting season, the Missouri Department of Conservation can better monitor and slow the spread.

Microscopic analysis by Montana scientists has revealed the first detailed structure of the pathogen that causes chronic ...

The TWRA said by Nov. 25, 2023, hunters harvested 90,746 deer. In the same time period this season, they harvested 73,458 ...

Another case of chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in Washington, wildlife officials said Friday. The Washington ...

This annual tradition is more than just a hunt—it’s practically a statewide holiday. For generations, Wisconsin families have ...

A third case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer that was harvested last month south ...