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FDA Approves Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in Florida to...
Nature Photo credit: jentavery/flickr (CC BY 2.0) Now it’s up to the voters.
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Zika Infection May Affect Adult Brain Cells
Brain and Body Photo credit: Image courtesy of Rockefeller University The risks may not be limited to the fetuses of pregant women, according to new findings.
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Millions of Honeybees Have Been Killed by Spray Intended to Prevent Zika Virus
Nature Photo credit: Public Domain image Aerial pesticide spraying has led to mass bee death in South Carolina.
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Why a Zika Vaccine is a Long Way Off
Brain and Body Photo credit: skeeze / Pixabay Even with pre-clinical and early stage clinical trials underway, we still may not see a Zika vaccine licensed and approved for use in humans for years
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Details of Mysterious Utah Zika-related Death: Transmission by Tears or Sweat
Brain and Body Photo credit: © Feng Yu / Fotolia "This case expands our appreciation for how Zika virus can potentially spread from an infected patient to a non-infected patient without sexual contact...
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Preliminary Zika Vaccines Prevent Neurological Disorders in Mice
Brain and Body Photo credit: © artemegorov / Fotolia When challenged with Zika virus within a week of birth, two different vaccines protected mouse pups against neurological damage. University of...
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Zika Infection Causes Reduced Fertility, Low Testosterone in Male Mice
Brain and Body Photo credit: Prabagaran Esakky Three weeks after Zika infection, male mice had shrunken testicles and low levels of sex hormones. The results suggest that Zika infection may interfere...
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Study Finds Antibody that 'Neutralizes' Zika Virus
Brain and Body Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University Medical Center The antibody was able to "inhibit infection by strains from both Africa and America in cell culture and in animals,...
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Zika Virus Can Survive for Hours on Hard Surfaces
Nature Photo credit: Manuel Almagro Rivas/Wikimedia Commons (CC by SA 4.0) The virus could be transmitted via the environment if an individual is pricked with an infected needle or has an open cut and...
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First Steps to Neutralizing Zika: An Antibody Against Dengue Shows Promise
Brain and Body Photo credit: Victor Kostyuchenko, Duke-NUS Medical School A team of researchers have discovered the mechanism by which C10, a human antibody previously identified to react with the...
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Experimental Insecticide Explodes Mosquitoes, Not Honeybees
Nature Photo credit: James Gathany/CDC In a new study, Vanderbilt pharmacologist Jerod Denton, Ph.D., Ohio State entomologist Peter Piermarini, Ph.D., and colleagues report an experimental molecule...
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El Niño Fueled Zika Outbreak, New Research Suggests
Nature Photo credit: University of Liverpool The new model predicts a potential seasonal transmission risk for Zika virus during the summer. University of Liverpool
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Scientists Engineer Gene Pathway to Grow Brain Organoids With Surface Folding
Brain and Body Photo credit: Yun Li and Julien Muffat Implications also for understanding Zika virus-caused microencephaly.Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
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For the First Time, Researchers Identify Key Proteins That May Make Zika so...
Brain and Body Photo credit: NIAID/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) A new study has, for the first time, identified seven key proteins in the virus that may be the culprits behind Zika's damage.University of...
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University of Miami Doctors Publish Study of First Locally-Acquired Zika...
Brain and Body Photo credit: The New England Journal of Medicine A multidisciplinary team of physicians published a case study today in The New England Journal of Medicine, describing the nation's...
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