Tag: Zika
Zika virus alerts may have prompted uptick in abortion requests in...
Pregnant women in Latin American countries were more likely to seek an abortion after receiving health alerts about Zika virus, according to a study...
Scientists use CRISPR to discover Zika, dengue weaknesses
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) have performed the first CRISPR/Cas9 screen to discover human proteins that Zika virus needs for...
Researchers map mosquitoes that transmit Zika, Dengue by county
This map shows counties where Aedes aegypti was reported between Jan. 1, 1995, and March 2016. Counties shown in yellow had records for one...
Zika virus directly infects brain cells and evades immune system detection,...
The mosquito-borne Zika virus linked to microcephaly and other neurological problems in newborns of affected mothers directly infects the brain progenitor cells destined to...
Researchers solve the structure of the Zika virus helicase
The crystal structure of Zika virus helicase: basis for antiviral drug design.Credit: Protein & Cell
A team led by researchers from Tianjin University (P.R. China)...
Mouse models of Zika in pregnancy show how fetuses become infected
Two mouse models of Zika virus infection in pregnancy were developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The models...
Honduras suspects first case of microcephaly in pregnant Zika patient
The Central American nation of Honduras "strongly suspects" it has detected its first case of an unborn child with microcephaly in a pregnant woman...
Quick test for Zika effectively detects virus in monkeys
This image shows a black cartridge containing a paper-based diagnostic for detecting the Zika virus is held up by a researcher at Harvard's Wyss...
Zika causes microcephaly and other birth defects, CDC concludes
A comparison of a typical head size for a baby and a baby with microcephaly. Credit: CDC
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and...
Zika: Link Between Virus and Autoimmune Brain Disorder Found in Adults,...
The Zika virus may be associated with an autoimmune disorder that attacks the brain's myelin similar to multiple sclerosis, according to a small study...
