Here's a look at Mad Cow Disease, a fatal brain disease found in cattle. Facts:It has been linked to a fatal brain disease in humans called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). The official name ...

Now basic research on prions, the infectious proteinaceous particles that cause mad cow disease and other cases of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSEs), has caught up with the disease. The ...

She had just graduated from college when the frightening symptoms started to surface. The vivacious, easygoing 22-year-old suddenly became inexplicably irritable and short-tempered. Then her memory ...

The deadly lowing of “mad cow” disease resounded anew last week, causing fearful Europeans to question the ability and willingness of health authorities to prevent meat from cattle infected with ...

WASHINGTON — While no case of mad cow infection has ever been found in the United States, the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration are looking at new ways to prevent the disease.

LONDON -- The British government reported on Wednesday a patient died of the human form of mad cow disease after a blood transfusion from an infected donor -- the first time such a connection has been ...

Health officials confirm the country's fourth-ever case of an infected cow. April 24, 2012— -- The Department of Agriculture today confirmed a case of mad cow disease found in a dairy cow in ...

If you’ve been turned down from donating blood in the past, you may be able to roll up your sleeves now. Mayo Clinic announced this week it will start accepting people who had been deferred from ...

"Mad Cow" disease is in the headlines again as new cases of infected cattle have been reported across Europe, particularly in France and now today for the first time in Germany. Governments are ...