Scale of impact of maternal Zika virus infection on offspring in early life
Approximately one third of children born to mothers infected with Zika virus during their pregnancy present with at least one ...
Tag: Zika
Unusual type of antibody shows ultrapotent activity against Zika
An unusual type of antibody that even at miniscule levels neutralizes the Zika virus and renders the virus infection undetectable ...
New zika vaccine shows promise in animal models
Washington, D.C. – September 28, 2022 – Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a Zika ...
How human cells become Zika virus factories
LA JOLLA, CA—Zika virus has a trick up its sleeve. Once inside the body, the virus likes to make a ...
Assessing the risk of spread of Zika virus under current and future climate scenarios
It is of great significance to estimate the urban cycle area and the sylvatic cycle area of ZIKV worldwide and predict its future trends ...
New smartphone clip-on can detect Zika virus in blood samples
As seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, detection methods that are rapid, simple, accurate, and sensitive are vital for detecting viral ...
Targeting mosquito spit to halt Yellow Fever, Dengue and Zika
A molecule in mosquito spit has been identified as a potential new target for vaccination against a range of diseases ...
A small mutation can make Zika virus even more dangerous
LA JOLLA, CA—Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that Zika virus can mutate to become more ...
Field-based patient trial for cell-free Zika testing delivers highly accurate results
TORONTO, March 7, 2022 – An international team of researchers, headed by experts from the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan ...
Zika vaccine shows promising results in preclinical studies
A Zika virus vaccine candidate is effective at preventing the Zika virus passing from mother to fetus in preclinical animal ...
Treatment with injections of zika virus destroys brain tumors in mice without causing neurological damage
In a study conducted at the University of São Paulo’s Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center (HUG-CELL) in Brazil, ...
Chikungunya, Zika, and Dengue virus incidence in Mexico may be higher than previously reported
Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika viruses have all been recorded in Mexico; however, recent diagnostic advances have improved the accuracy of ...
Heterogeneous development of children with Congenital Zika Syndrome-associated microcephaly
At age two, children who were born with neurological abnormalities due to congenital Zika Virus (ZIKV) have a range of ...
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Important additional driver of insect decline identified: Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New study definitively confirms gulf stream weakening, understanding the changes could help predict future trends in extreme events
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New findings on hair loss in men
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Abdominal fat plays important role in remission of prediabetes
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New rooms discovered in Sahura’s Pyramid