New Findings Could Make Mosquitoes More Satisfied, and Safer to Be Around
Researchers report specific drugs designed to affect human appetite work to suppress the appetite of mosquitoes.... Read More...
Zika
Innuendo Alone Can Fuel Conspiracy Theories
A new study reports innuendo alone in news coverage may fuel the belief in conspiracy theories. Researchers say news reports that imply correlations are enough to lead people to believe incorrect or false information.... Read More...
Blood Viruses Lead to Digestive Problems
WUSTL researchers report viruses such as West Nile and Zika can kill neurons in the gut, disrupting bowel movements and causing intestinal blockages.... Read More...
Detecting Brain Damage Caused by Zika In Utero With Imaging Techniques
Researchers report utilizing both ultrasound and MRI technology can help doctors to identify fetal brain abnormalities caused by maternal exposure to the Zika virus.... Read More...
Tracking ZIKA Transmission in Mice
A new study investigates how the ZIKA virus can be sexually transmitted between male and female mice, and how the virus can pass vertically from mother to fetus.... Read More...
Psychiatric Medication Protects Developing Brain From Birth Defects: Mouse Study
Researchers report low daily doses of a drug used for anxiety can help protect the developing brain from the neurodevelopmental side effects of CMV infection.... Read More...
Certain Anti-Influenza Compounds Also Inhibit Zika Infection
According to researchers, three anti-influenza compounds also appear to be able to inhibit Zika virus infection.... Read More...
Zika in Fetal Brain Tissue Responds to a Popular Antibiotic
Researchers discover an antibiotic, that is safe to use during pregnancy, can help to prevent the Zika virus from infecting certain fetal brain cells.... Read More...
First Steps to Neutralizing Zika
Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which C10 prevents Zika infection at a cellular level.... Read More...
New Mouse Model Reveals Extensive Postnatal Brain Damage Caused by Zika
A new mouse model, that closely mimics fetal brain abnormalities cause by the Zika virus, may help researchers better understand how the infection affects different cells in the developing brain.... Read More...
New Insight into Course and Transmission of Zika
A new study reports Zika may be transmitted both sexually and orally.... Read More...
Zika Infects and Affects Neural Cells Related to Skull Formation
A new study could help explain why children born to mothers infected by Zika are more likely to have microcephaly.... Read More...