As babies stricken by Zika turn 1, health problems mount supriya kashyap kashyap12 Oct 2016 1:53 PM ISTBrazil : Two weeks shy of his first birthday, doctors began feeding Jose Wesley Campos through a nose tube because swallowing problems had left him...
FDA research to help speed development of Zika virus vaccines supriya kashyap kashyap23 Nov 2016 11:55 AM ISTA new mouse model developed by scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may help in exploring the potential activity of Zika virus vaccines...
Zika virus can cause glaucoma in infants: Study savita thakur thakur10 Dec 2016 9:10 AM ISTA team of researchers has found that Zika virus during gestation can cause glaucoma- permanent damage to the optic nerve and blindness-- in...
Bacterium in undercooked chicken causes Paralysis: Study savita thakur thakur12 Dec 2016 1:41 PM ISTA Michigan State University research team is the first to show how a common bacterium found in improperly cooked chicken causes Guillain-Barre...
1.2 billion people at Zika risk in India: Study supriya kashyap kashyap18 Dec 2016 9:00 AM ISTParis : At least 2.6 billion people, over a third of the global population, live in parts of Africa, Asia and the Pacific where Zika could gain a new...
Researchers identify key proteins that may make Zika deadly supriya kashyap kashyap3 Jan 2017 1:23 PM ISTUntil it burst onto the scene earlier this year, Zika was an obscure, little-known virus. As a result, scientists know little about how it works. Over...
Zika vaccine for women not likely before 2020: WHO supriya kashyap kashyap3 Feb 2017 1:15 PM ISTGeneva : About forty potential vaccines for the Zika virus are being tested, but none are likely to be available for women of childbearing age before...
Scientists uncover how Zika virus causes microcephaly supriya kashyap kashyap19 Feb 2017 12:10 PM ISTA multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered the mechanisms that the Zika virus uses to alter brain...
Second cause of hidden hearing loss identified supriya kashyap kashyap21 Feb 2017 12:40 PM ISTPatients who complain they can't hear their friends at a noisy restaurant, but pass a hearing test in their doctor's office, may be describing hidden...
Zika may be spread by 35 mosquito species: study supriya kashyap kashyap2 March 2017 12:22 PM ISTWashington : Zika virus could be transmitted by 35 mosquito species, including 26 previously unsuspected ones, according to a new predictive model...
New Zika virus find paves way for new vaccines supriya kashyap kashyap1 April 2017 1:50 PM ISTWashington : A new study has demonstrated how Zika virus rewires and repurposes invaded cells, paving the way for new vaccines and treatments.The...
India vulnerable to infectious diseases like Zika, Ebola supriya kashyap kashyap14 April 2017 11:42 AM ISTNew Delhi : South Asian nations including India are "vulnerable" to emerging infectious diseases like Zika and Ebola and their level of preparedness...
