scientists at Rockefeller University in New York City and their colleagues elsewhere have now examined how Zika virus infection impacts adult brain cells. As it turns out, as it has for fetal neural ...

The results show that Zika virus is able to infect adult human brain tissue. The infection caused neurological complications such as memory and cognitive deficits in adult mice.

In August, researchers reported that Zika virus infected neural progenitors in the adult mouse brain. In this latest study on monkeys, cerebellar granule cells appeared to have the highest viral RNA ...

A recent study published in Communications Biology found that the Zika virus causes metabolic changes in human skin, transforming it from a protective barrier into a magnet for mosquitoes.

There has been an increase in Zika virus cases in Maharashtra. The state reported a total of 28 Zika virus cases of which, 24 have been reported in Pune only. Three new Zika virus cases reported ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...

"The Zika virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, triggered an epidemic in the Americas that began in 2015 and by 2018 had reached as many as 30 million cases," said co-senior author Dr. Indira ...

“The Zika virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, triggered an epidemic in the Americas that began in 2015 and by 2018 had reached as many as 30 million cases,” said co-senior author Dr ...