Jan 31, 2025 · Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause birth defects of the brain or eye. These birth defects can occur alone or with developmental problems in a particular pattern …

Zika virus (ZIKV), a positive-sense RNA flavivirus, has attracted considerable attention recently for its potential to cause serious neurological problems, including microcephaly, cortical thinning, …

Substantial evidence has been found to support the link between ZIKV and neurological complications in infants. The virus targets various cells in the brain, including radial glial cells, …

Research to date demonstrates that the Zika virus attacks key cells responsible for generating neurons, as the brain grows during embryonic development.

Oct 22, 2018 · As Zika virus targets the nervous system, there is an urgent need to develop therapeutic strategies that inhibit Zika virus infection in the brain. Here, we have engineered a...

Three new mouse models now show that ZIKV crosses the placenta and replicates in the brains of fetal mice. Zika virus (ZIKV) is a positive-stranded RNA virus of the Flaviviridae family, …

May 11, 2016 · Now scientists think they have an understanding about how Zika causes these severe brain malformations. The findings come from a series of mouse experiments, published …

Jun 2, 2016 · At 19 and 20 weeks of gestation, substantial brain abnormalities were detected on ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without the presence of microcephaly …

How viruses like Zika disturb fetal brain development is a long-standing mystery. Judging by the headlines, Zika is the new Ebola — a virus that is spreading rapidly in warmer countries, and …

Around the world, hundreds of women infected with the Zika virus have given birth to children suffering from microcephaly or other brain defects, as the virus attacks key cells responsible …