FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·May 24, 2016·3 min readSocial Network Conspiracy Theories About Zika Putting Vulnerable People at RiskA 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.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 16, 2016·5 min readResearchers Genetically Engineer Zika Virus Infectious cDNA CloneResearchers have genetically engineered a clone of the Zika virus strain. They believe the development could expedite research of the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 11, 2016·3 min readMouse Model of Zika During Pregnancy Shows How Fetuses Become InfectedThe 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.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 11, 2016·2 min readZika Virus Reduced Growth and Induces Cell Death in Human MinibrainsResearchers unravel some key features of Zika virus on the developing brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 4, 2016·5 min readResearchers Find Likely Biological Link Between Zika Virus and MicrocephalyResearchers working with lab grown human stem cells believe they have discovered how the Zika virus may cause microcephaly in fetuses.Read More
