How Viruses Infect Humans Shown in Detailed Map
Biologists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have leveraged a computational method to map protein-protein interactions between all known human-infecting viruses and…
Zika
Dengue Immunity Provided Protection Against Zika Virus
When the Zika virus arrived in the Americas in early 2015, it struck hard, infecting 73% of people in one Brazilian community at the epicenter…
Zika Vaccine Could Virtually Eliminate Prenatal Infections
A Zika vaccine could have a substantial effect on mitigating and preventing future Zika virus outbreaks. Through a combination of direct protection and indirect reduction…
New Research Shows Immune Response to Zika Harms Fetal Development
A new study from Yale University shows that the same proteins that mount a potent immune response to Zika viral infection can also harm the…
Small-Molecule Inhibitor NGI-1 Blocks Zika and Dengue Viruses
A new study published in Cell Reports details how a small-molecule inhibitor tested by researchers at Yale and Stanford may be the answer to blocking…
Researchers Successfully Produce Zika Virus in the Laboratory
A team of researchers has succeeded in producing large quantities of Zika viruses in the laboratory – a crucial prerequisite for the production of vaccines….
Programmable RNA Nanoparticles Could Protect Against the Zika Virus
By programming RNA nanoparticles, researchers from MIT have devised a new vaccine candidate for the Zika virus. The vaccine consists of strands of genetic material…
New Study Shows Zika Virus Causes Testicular Atrophy
A newly published study from Yale University shows that the Zika virus reduces the size of testes in infected mice up to 21 days after…
New Study Links Zika and Glaucoma
A newly published study demonstrates for the first time that the Zika virus can cause glaucoma in infants who were exposed to the virus during…
Researchers Find Antibody That ‘Neutralizes’ Zika Virus
A team of researchers has isolated a human monoclonal antibody that in a mouse model “markedly reduced” infection by the Zika virus. The antibody, called…
New Reserach Reveals How Zika Virus Causes Fetal Brain Damage
In a newly published study, researchers from Yale University report that infection by the Zika virus diverts a key protein necessary for neural cell division…