It’s been more than a decade since the last Summer Paralympics went off without major controversy. In 2016, Zika Virus concerns were compounded when, two weeks before the Games, the …
A mosquito-borne disease best known for causing severe cranial deformities in babies may someday become humanity’s ally. Duke University scientists and others have created a weakened version of the Zika …
In the study published on January 9 in the journal Cancer Research Communications, Nemours scientists injected Zika virus into human neuroblastoma tumours grown in mice. The tumours shrunk and, in …
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Researchers in the United States have shown for the first time they can safely and effectively infect human volunteers with Zika virus, a step towards learning more about the disease …