Mad cow disease has been detected in a cow in California, the first time since 2006 that the deadly disease has surfaced in the U.S. What does that mean for those of us who might want to eat a burger, ...

LONDON -- A new theory proposes that mad cow disease may have come from feeding British cattle meal contaminated with human remains infected with a variation of the disease. The hypothesis, outlined ...

Mad Cow Disease and vCJD: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention: By Anjali Srivastava Mad cow disease, or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), is a fatal brain disorder in cattle caused by ...

Is it mad to eat meat? Everyone knows animal advocacy groups such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Farm Sanctuary think so. But what is more surprising is that so some doctors. In ...

A recent case report has stoked fears that deer can transmit universally fatal prions to humans. Outside experts remain skeptical. Reading time 5 minutes Earlier this year, a team of scientists ...

Wildlife officials in the U.S. and Canada report cases of chronic wasting diseases where it hasn't been detected before. Reading time 3 minutes We’re not ending 2025 without a last bit of awful news: ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Scientists have genetically engineered a dozen cows to be free from the proteins that cause mad cow disease, a breakthrough that may make the animals immune to the brain-wasting ...

An experimental test might be the first to screen human and animal blood for proteins that cause mad cow disease and its human form, according to a study of hamsters in the September issue of Nature ...

March 27 (Reuters) - Czech state veterinarians said on Friday they had found a new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a six-year-old cow on a farm near the northern border with Poland. ...

LONDON — A new theory proposes that mad cow disease may have come from feeding British cattle meal contaminated with human remains infected with a variation of the disease. The hypothesis, outlined ...