The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results ...

set up to monitor pregnant women with Zika virus infection and the health of their babies. The study focuses on those pregnancies reported from Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa ...

Zika virus, infamous for causing microcephaly, manipulates a host protein called ANKLE2 to assist its replication, which also ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Zika virus, which is thought to cause small heads in babies, as well as possible brain damage, is likely to spread to every country in the Americas except ...

A harmful virus that can cause devastating brain damage in babies could offer up a surprising new treatment for adult brain cancer, according to US scientists. Until now, Zika has been seen only ...

In most cases Zika virus disease is a mild illness, but Zika virus can cause a serious birth defect known as microcephaly, in which babies have abnormally small heads and symptoms that range from mild ...

While for most people Zika is a mild illness, with no lasting effects, it can have catastrophic consequences for babies in the womb. If a mother contracts the virus during pregnancy, it can harm ...

Zika virus is unusual in that it can cross the placenta and enter the fetus, where ANKLE2 is known to play a big role in brain development.

This finding contributes to a better ... Brazilian Babies Born With Zika Virus Syndrome at Greater Risk of Death in First Three Years of Life Than Those Born Without Feb. 23, 2022 — Babies born ...