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.
The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A new study shows that the Zika virus ...
As cases of dengue fever skyrocketed globally this past year, new findings by Stanford researchers and their international ...
As cases of dengue fever skyrocketed globally this past year, new findings by Stanford researchers and their international ...
Zika virus, infamous for causing microcephaly, manipulates a host protein called ANKLE2 to assist its replication, which also ...
Climate scientists are already recording a steady change in global temperatures, and experts warn cases of gastro, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Exposure to the virus in utero may have affected children’s development, according to a UCLA study began in the early ...
A total of 64 children, aged 1-15 years, have died from dengue this year, contributing to the overall 573 fatalities as of yesterday (30 December). Of these deaths, 51.2% were women and 48.8% were ...