Prion diseases are characterized by abnormal folding of the host’s naturally-occurring prion protein, leading to rapid neurodegeneration. They can be genetic, sporadic—without known cause—or acquired, ...

Researchers have identified chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions in raw, cooked, and cured meat from an infected elk in Texas ...

P rions are the abnormal, pathogenic agents that are transmissible and are able to induce abnormal folding of specific normal ...

CJD is rare but fatal. The UK NHS lists possible symptoms including loss of intellect and memory, changes in personality, ...

CWD is also categorized as a prion disease, meaning it affects the brain’s prion proteins. When abnormal versions of these proteins infect the animal, they cause normal prion proteins to fold ...

The zombie deer disease has made its way to Georgia and its spread is concerning for animal experts and hunters alike.

A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first ...

The project aims to develop drugs which interacts with the biosynthetic pathway of prion protein either to stabilise its conformation or to provoke the interaction of the protein with its abnormal ...

But in deer with CWD, diseased prions fold in abnormal shapes and accumulate throughout the animals' nervous system, including the brain — causing weight loss, an unsteady gait, diminished fear ...

Prions are proteins that act like "seeds" of disease, explained Live Science, causing healthy proteins to "fold in abnormal, harmful ways". The new findings indicate parallels between the ...