The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A study published Jan. 13 in mBio shows ...

MICHAEL SMITH: When a pregnant woman gets zika virus, doctors believe it can cause a serious, often fatal birth defect called microcephaly. That means the baby's head and brain are much smaller ...

Previous studies by the IDOR team had already indicated that saxitoxin in these reservoirs could exacerbate Zika virus infection in human brain organoids. However, it was not yet clear how this ...

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Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Why Zika Virus Hijacks a Protein Needed for Brain Growth Jan. 13, 2025 — The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which ...

That moment marked the beginning of my pursuit, since 2010, to find therapeutic solutions for brain tumours. During the Zika epidemic in Brazil, scientists had to try to understand its mechanism ...

In 2015 in Brazil, an explosive epidemic of a condition known as microcephaly was correlated with the outbreak of Zika virus. Microcephaly is an uncommon disorder in which a baby’s head is much ...

During a press briefing, CDC Acting Director Anne Schuchat told reporters that researchers and clinicians have observed a variety of brain-related birth defects in babies with congenital Zika ...

Zika Virus-Specific Therapy Protects the Fetal Mouse Brain Nov. 10, 2021 — A gene-silencing therapy protected against Zika virus transmission from pregnant mice to the mouse fetuses, finds a new ...

Zika virus: 12 things to know The woman ... which can manifest in an underdeveloped brain and small head. Those infected can display flu-like symptoms such as mild fever, rash, joint pain and ...

This PBS special was originally broadcast in August 2016 during the outbreak of Zika virus. It is being rebroadcast now in light of the current novel coronavirus/COVID 19 crisis. The public health ...