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.

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.] ...

University of Central Florida researchers have helmed a study that found Florida panthers are not particularly susceptible to ...

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 ...

It’s the state’s second confirmed case of the always-fatal disease, and it came from the same part of Spokane County. The ...

It should come as no surprise that the latest positive detection of Chronic Wasting Disease is from a deer in Benton County.

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

This coming weekend is the final period of mandatory checks of harvested deer in the state’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) ...