Injecting neuroblastoma tumors with Zika virus shrank or eliminated those tumors in studies with mice, suggesting that the virus could someday serve as an effective cancer therapy, according to a study led by Nemours Children's ...
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Colombian infants exposed to Zika virus in the womb showed neurodevelopmental delays as toddlers, despite having "normal" brain imaging and head circumference at birth, a finding that underscores the importance of long-term ...
Jan 6, 2020
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A New York City woman infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented.
Jul 15, 2016
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More than two years after reports of skyrocketing Zika rates surfaced worldwide, questions still loom about this complicated virus.
Jul 5, 2018
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A new tool by Japan-based researchers predicts the risk of Zika virus importation and local transmission for 189 countries.
May 27, 2016
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(HealthDay)—U.S. health officials on Monday updated their Zika virus guidelines, saying that pregnant women could contract Zika from a sex partner of either gender.
Jul 25, 2016
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As the global health emergency caused by the Zika outbreak continues, the virus underlying it remains a mystery, with devastating consequences still being identified. More than a year after Zika became widespread in the Americas, ...
Oct 5, 2016
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Zika virus is capable of replicating and spreading infectious particles within the outermost cells lining the vaginal tract, according to new research. The findings provide the first molecular-level insights into how the ...
Apr 27, 2020
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In a very severe, genetic form of microcephaly, stem cells in the brain fail to divide, according to a new Columbia University Medical Center study that may provide important clues to understanding how the Zika virus affects ...
Aug 24, 2016
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In 2016, the World Health Organization called the Zika virus epidemic a "public health emergency of international concern" due to the virus causing birth defects for pregnant women in addition to neurological problems. Since ...
Jan 26, 2021
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