WebMD explains the different types of prion diseases, their causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and possible treatments.

Prion diseases are a rare group of neurodegenerative disorders. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, treatment options, and tips for prevention.

The misfolded proteins responsible for a fatal neurological illness in deer have a twist. The first detailed structure of an infectious prion that causes chronic wasting disease, or CWD, reveals ...

Researchers have developed an effective way of testing for prion diseases, a group of fatal neurodegenerative illnesses caused by abnormally folded proteins.

Scientists investigating how prion diseases destroy the brain have observed a new form of the disease in mice that does not cause the sponge-like brain deterioration typically seen in prion ...

For the first episode in a series of three about prion disease, Short Wave's Gabriel Spitzer shares the science behind these proteins with Emily Kwong, and explains why prions keep him awake at ...

Prion diseases are a group of rare, progressive, neurodegenerative disorders that affect the brain. They are caused by abnormal proteins called prions, which are misshapen normal prion proteins that ...