Brain in a Dish Creates New Possibilities for Neuroscience Research
While not quite miniature human brains, organoids enable scientists to study the developing brain
Zika
Where Will the World's Next Zika, West Nile, or Dengue Virus Come From?
Model identifies most likely wildlife hosts for emerging flaviviruses
Mark Your Calendar: All Infectious Diseases Are Seasonal
A journal article presents the evidence for seasonality in 69 infectious diseases, from African Sleeping Sickness to Zika
Zika Circulates Among Wild Animals in the Americas
Wild monkeys in the Americas are transmitting the Zika virus to humans via mosquitoes
Well-Known Animal Health Drug Could Stop Outbreaks of Malaria and Zika Virus
Veterinary flea and tick drugs kill mosquitoes and other insects that carry diseases between humans
How Zika Infection Drives Fetal Demise
An interferon cell receptor spurs cell suicide in mouse fetuses infected with Zika virus and could play a role in certain pregnancy complications
New Animal Model for Zika Useful for Testing Vaccines and Treatments
Acute infections in male marmosets, a New World monkey, resemble the human illness the Zika virus creates in people
Antibody Protects against Zika and Dengue, Mouse Study Shows
Treating pregnant women before infection may protect fetuses from Zika
Zika Virus Could Be Used to Treat Brain Cancer Patients, Study Suggests
One approach to killing cancer stem cells involves using viruses that specifically target tumor cells
Scientists Develop Improved, Potentially Safer Zika Vaccine
Tobacco plant-produced vaccine could also be less costly, targeted for the developing world