This study presents a valuable finding on the alterations in the autophagic-lysosomal pathway in a Huntington's disease model. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is solid. However, the ...

While autophagy is relevant to many biological processes and often serves as a gatekeeper of homeostasis, when something goes wrong it can either lead to disease or be activated to fight against it.

Similar to diseases like mad cow, which did spill over to humans, CWD is caused by infectious proteins, which can change over time. Given CWD’s increasing prevalence in deer and the increasing ...

His role as play-by-play broadcaster Harry Doyle in the movie "Major League" combined all of Uecker's talents into one unforgettable performance. Perhaps the greatest part of the Harry Doyle story ...

6, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first human death from bird flu ... raw milk remains a major infection risk. Significant numbers of wild mammals and domestic ...

SCIENTISTS have warned 'zombie deer disease', fatal to every animal it infects, has potential to spread to humans. Medically known as chronic wasting disease (CWD), the condition leaves deer ...

Researchers don’t yet know exactly what it takes for the prion to infect a human if it’s ingested, but contaminated venison is also a major concern. Unlike viruses or bacteria usually associated with ...

Orangutans live only in the jungles of Indonesia. But humans live pretty much everywhere. Our species has spread across frozen tundras, settled on mountaintops and called other extreme ...

"We reveal how early humans -- known as hominins -- were able to thrive under harsh conditions," says lead author Dr. Julio Mercader Florín, PhD, a professor in both the Faculty of Arts and the ...

A fatal disease known as Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), or “zombie deer” disease, is raising alarms among experts due to its potential to infect humans. Scientists have long warned about this disease, ...