ZIKA VIRUS MAY AFFECT ADULT BRAIN CELLS
A new study reports adult brain cells in areas associated with memory and learning may be vulnerable to the Zika virus.… READ MORE…
VACCINE CANDIDATES PROTECT AGAINST ZIKA VIRUS IN RHESUS MONKEYS
Researchers have completes a second round of studies on a promising vaccine for Zika virus.… READ MORE…
MEMORY LOSS CAUSED BY WEST NILE VIRUS EXPLAINED
Neurological problems associated with West Nile disease could be due to the patient’s immune system destroying parts of their neurons, researchers report.… READ MORE…
ZIKA VIRUS INFECTS BRAIN CELLS AND EVADES IMMUNE SYSTEM DETECTION
A new study reports on how Zika directly affects the fetal brain during development and also evades detection by the immune system.… READ MORE…
RESEARCHERS GENETICALLY ENGINEER ZIKA VIRUS INFECTIOUS CDNA CLONE
Researchers have genetically engineered a clone of the Zika virus strain. They believe the development could expedite research of the disease.… READ MORE…
NEW EVIDENCE OF SEXUAL TRANSMISSION OF THE ZIKA VIRUS
A new study confirms the Zika virus can be sexual transmitted.… READ MORE…
HOW CONGENITAL TRANSMISSION OF VIRUSES MAY AFFECT DEVELOPMENT OF FETAL BRAIN
A new study reports the transmission of viruses from mother to her unborn child may cause abnormal brain development in the fetus.… READ MORE…
ZIKA VIRUS REDUCED GROWTH AND INDUCES CELL DEATH IN HUMAN MINIBRAINS
Researchers unravel some key features of Zika virus on the developing brain.… READ MORE…
ZIKA VIRUS MAY ALSO BE TIED TO ANOTHER BRAIN DISORDER
Researchers report the Zika virus may also be tied to an automimmune disease that attacks myelin similar to multiple sclerosis.… READ MORE…
NEW STUDY CONFIRMS LINK BETWEEN ZIKA VIRUS AND FETAL BRAIN DAMAGE
A new study reports small amounts of genetic materials from the Zika virus can be detected in blood samples taken from pregnant women after the infection has passed and when fetal brain development is underway.… READ MORE…
RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY VIRUS AND TWO TYPES OF BACTERIA AS MAJOR CAUSES OF ALZHEIMER’S
A new editorial indicates certain microbes may be responsible for Alzheimer’s disease.… READ MORE…
RESEARCHERS FIND LIKELY BIOLOGICAL LINK BETWEEN ZIKA VIRUS AND MICROCEPHALY
Researchers working with lab grown human stem cells believe they have discovered how the Zika virus may cause microcephaly in fetuses.… READ MORE…
