Microcephaly: a key found to restore brain growth
American researchers have identified a hitherto unknown mechanism involved in cases of microcephaly. These discoveries could potentially open the way ...
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Zika: babies exposed to the virus suffer from developmental delay
While most babies exposed to the Zika virus in utero do not suffer from congenital malformations, on the other hand, ...
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Zika: 641 cases of microcephaly confirmed in Brazil
© iStockPhotosThe balance sheet ofZika virus outbreak keeps getting heavier. The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced that the number of ...
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Zika: serious neurological sequelae three years after infection
A study conducted by researchers from the Guadeloupe University Hospital highlights the serious neurological consequences that the Zika virus can ...
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Zika: a suspected case of microcephaly in Martinique
© istockA first case of microcephaly linked to Zika virusin France ? There is a strong suspicion around a case ...
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Zika: exposed Americans should wait six months to procreate
US health authorities recommend that couples wishing to have a child wait at least six months after the men's last ...
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First case of microcephaly linked to Zika in Spain
© Thinkstockthe Zika virus about to hit Europe? A first case of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus has been ...
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First case of microcephaly linked to Zika virus in New York
© istockThe first case of microcephaly linked to Zika virus was recorded in New York. After examining the child, the ...
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Zika: the United States would ask pregnant women to limit their travels
The United States is considering advising pregnant women not to travel to areas where the Zika virus, which causes birth ...
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Zika: expect an epidemic of microcephaly
© iStockPhotosBritish and Brazilian scientists say the world should prepare for an outbreak of microcephaly, because the zika virus spread ...
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Zika: first cases of microcephaly in Thailand
© iStockPhotoSeveral countries in Southeast Asia have already announced the presence of the Zika virus on their territory, which has ...
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Zika: first case of microcephaly in Europe
© iStockPhotosA few days ago, American doctors announced the first case of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus in the ...
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Zika: a first case of microcephaly in Colombia
© istockAfter Brazil, Zika virus threatens Colombia. The country has just announced its first case of microcephaly, a birth defect ...
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Confirmed link between Zika virus and microcephaly
© ThinkstockThe Zika virus is responsible for the cases of fetal microcephaly. This is what researchers in the modeling of ...
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Zika virus and microcephaly: an insecticide causes trouble
© istockBrazilian authorities are on their toes as the Olympic Games approach, scheduled for next August. Already 220,000 soldiers are ...
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Zika: microcephaly would be linked to a single mutation
A genetic mutation that appeared in 2013 would have given the Zika virus the ability to disrupt the neurodevelopment of ...
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Zika: sexual transmission more risky for the fetus
After a sexual infection, the replication of the virus in the female genital tract is favored, thus increasing the risks ...
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Microcephaly: what is it?
© iStockPhotosWhat is microcephaly?Microcephaly is an abnormality caused by a disruption in brain growth during pregnancy or after birth. Infants ...
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Zika: 10% of pregnant women have had a child with a deformity
In 2016 in the United States, 1,000 pregnant women were reportedly infected with the Zika virus, including 250 confirmed cases. ...
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Zika: 20 times more malformations in the United States
In the United States, the Zika epidemic has given rise to twenty times more malformations than in a non-epidemic period, ...
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Zika: the virus continues to replicate in babies’ brains
Even after birth, the Zika virus continues to replicate in the brains of children exposed to the virus in utero. ...
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Zika: babies have developed microcephaly after birth
About ten children born to mothers infected with the Zika virus developed microcephaly after birth. They were already showing signs ...
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Zika: death of a microcephalic baby in Argentina
Argentine authorities have announced the death of an infant with microcephaly. This is the first case in this country while ...
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Zika: the origin of microcephaly explained
Thousands of babies have been born with a brain defect due to the Zika virus in Brazil. An American team ...
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Zika also attacks the brain of adults
The fetal brain is not the only one affected by Zika. Research on mice has shown the effect the virus ...
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Zika: the contamination zone extends to Miami
Five cases of indigenous transmission of the Zika virus have been detected in Miami Beach. The area of local contamination ...
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Zika: first case of microcephaly in Canada
The first case of microcephaly has been detected in Canada in a fetus exposed in utero to the Zika virus, ...
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Zika: an international register to identify exposed women
In Switzerland, the Vaudois University Hospital Center (CHUV) is launching a register to count the number of women exposed to ...
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Zika: death of a first baby with microcephaly
© ThinkstockThis is the first case of this type recorded in this Central American country. The newborn baby died on ...
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Zika: first case of microcephaly in New York
New York health officials have announced the birth of the city's first microcephalic child. The mother was reportedly infected during ...
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