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zika Archive
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Zika virus mimics host’s immune system, triggering hosts body to attack itself
Posted on February 22, 2018 | No CommentsA research team from the U.S., Germany and Singapore, led by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, has uncovered evidence that parts of the Zika virus closely resemble parts of the host’s own immune system, […] -
Study suggests naturally-acquired immunity against Zika virus may already occur
Posted on November 20, 2017 | No CommentsOne of the most troubling aspects of Zika virus is the fact that the disease is known to cause severe, sometimes even life-threatening birth defects in infected babies. However, new research—published in PLOS Pathogens—suggests that some mothers […] -
For Zika virus, infecting brains isn’t a new trick
Posted on November 13, 2017 | No CommentsNew research on the Zika virus contradicts the theory that high rates of microcephaly and other neural defects seen in the 2015 Brazilian Zika outbreak were due to newly acquired mutations in the virus. In a study […] -
Zika virus infects developing brain by first infecting cells meant to defend against It
Posted on October 30, 2017 | No CommentsDiscovery may explain how virus is transmitted from pregnant women to their unborn children Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil, report that the Zika virus is transmitted from […] -
Once harmless, the Zika virus became lethal after a single genetic mutation
Posted on October 23, 2017 | No CommentsWhen the Zika virus was first isolated from an Ugandan forest monkey in 1947 and found in mildly ill humans a few years later, it was hardly worth a mention in the annals of human disease. What […] -
Potential Zika vaccine protects against pregnancy transmission and testicular damage
Posted on October 12, 2017 | No CommentsAfter a single dose, the developing Zika vaccine completely prevents against infection, transmission from pregnant mother to developing fetus. The vaccine also prevents damage to the male reproductive system. For the first time, a collaborative team led […] -
Technology that led to the recent Nobel Prize was critical in Purdue’s study of the Zika virus structure
Posted on October 11, 2017 | No CommentsPurdue University researchers Michael Rossmann and Richard Kuhn have been at the forefront of discovery with the help of a technology that recently led to a Nobel Prize in chemistry for three scientists. It’s called cryo-electron microscopy, […] -
Indian drugmakers push on with development of Zika and Chikungunya vaccines
Posted on October 11, 2017 | No CommentsEven as French pharma giant Sanofi has stalled development work on a Zika virus vaccine candidate, India is pushing ahead with two vaccine candidates against the virus that continues to cause havoc across the world, and could […] -
DNA-based Zika vaccine found effective at inducing immune response
Posted on October 6, 2017 | No CommentsA new generation DNA-based Zika vaccine is the first to demonstrate both safety and the ability to elicit an immune response against Zika in humans, according to new research. The phase 1 clinical trial showed for the […] -
A mutation may explain the sudden rise in birth defects from Zika
Posted on October 3, 2017 | No CommentsA single genetic mutation made the Zika virus far more dangerous by enhancing its ability to kill nerve cells in developing brains, a new study suggests. The small change — which tweaks just one amino acid in […]