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·June 3, 2016·4 min read

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.

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·June 1, 2016·4 min read

Flu Like Symptoms During Pregnancy May Affect Fetal Brain Development

A new study reports babies born to moms who suffered from viral infections, even mild ones, while pregnant are at increased risk of brain abnormalities.

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·May 24, 2016·3 min read

Social Network Conspiracy Theories About Zika Putting Vulnerable People at Risk

A new study reports pseudoscientific claims and conspiracies spread through social networks refuting facts about the Zika virus and potential vaccines could potentially be putting the most vulnerable people at risk.

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·May 20, 2016·3 min read

How Antibodies Access Neurons to Fight Infection

Researchers report they have solved the puzzle as to how antibodies enter the nervous system to control viral infections.

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·May 16, 2016·5 min read

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.

Image shows the Zika virus in a mouse placenta.

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·May 11, 2016·3 min read

Mouse Model of Zika During Pregnancy Shows How Fetuses Become Infected

The Zika virus migrated from the mother's bloodstream and into the placenta, where it multiplied and spread into the fetal circulation before infecting the brains of fetuses in mouse models of the disease.

Image shows a mini brain infected with Zika virus.

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·April 22, 2016·6 min read

Mini Brains Add to Evidence of Zika’s Toll on Fetal Cortex

Researchers have confirmed a key way in which the Zika virus causes damage to fetal brains.

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·April 19, 2016·4 min read

Antiviral Immune Response Linked to Depression in Mice

According to a new study, brain cells lining blood vessels produce a protein that impairs neuronal firing in the hippocampus during an antiviral immune response.

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·April 15, 2016·2 min read

New Evidence of Sexual Transmission of the Zika Virus

A new study confirms the Zika virus can be sexual transmitted.

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·March 30, 2016·4 min read

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.

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·March 9, 2016·3 min read

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.

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·February 11, 2016·2 min read

Threat of Cytomegalovirus Far Outweighs Zika Risk

In the wake of all the media attention of the Zika virus, researchers are calling for greater public awareness of CMV, the most common viral cause of birth defects in the US.