Wrong place, wrong time: Why Zika virus hijacks a protein needed for brain growth
The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results ...
How Zika Virus Turns Brain Proteins Into Hidden Weapons
Zika virus, infamous for causing microcephaly, manipulates a host protein called ANKLE2 to assist its replication, which also ...
Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ Diseases
Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...
2 young children die from flu in Chicago as respiratory illness cases spike, officials say
An increase in cases of COVID, RSV, norovirus and the flu is being referred to as the "winter quad-demic." The Chicago ...
From gastro to allergies, climate change is a 'threat to human health'
Climate scientists are already recording a steady change in global temperatures, and experts warn cases of gastro, ...
Is little-known hMPV virus the NEW Covid? As bug ravages China and UK faces ‘medium’ threat, we reveal all
SCENES of crowded hospitals in China have stoked fears of the next Covid, with cases of a little-known winter virus reported to be surging. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is the latest bug to bring ...
How ‘toxic’ semen could kill female mosquitoes and help curb spread of disease
Scientists from Australia have developed a groundbreaking technique involving genetically engineered mosquitoes with ’toxic’ semen. This method could be a new weapon to combat deadly mosquito-borne ...