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6,257 results for: Virus

  1. Health & Medicine

    This week in Zika: First mouse study proof that Zika causes microcephaly

    Three new studies in mice shore up the link between microcephaly and Zika virus infection.

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  2. Science & Society

    Zika virus, mosquitoes, gene drives: Ask us anything

    Three Science News reporters answer questions about zika virus, genetically engineered mosquitoes, mosquito biology and more in a Reddit AMA on Friday, March 4.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Birth defects occur in 1 in 10 pregnancies with first trimester Zika infection

    About 6 percent of U.S. women infected with Zika virus have infants or fetuses with birth defects, according to preliminary CDC results. For women infected in the first trimester, the number is even higher: nearly 11 percent.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Unprotected sex less risky if HIV-positive partner on antiretroviral therapy

    The risk of HIV transmission during unprotected sex drops drastically if the HIV-positive partner is taking antiretroviral therapy.

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  5. Neuroscience

    Nerve cell migration after birth may explain infant brain’s flexibility

    A large group of neurons migrates into babies’ frontal lobes after birth.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Zika-carrying mosquitoes eluding control efforts in Miami

    Florida adds 10 new cases of locally acquired Zika infection, prompting the CDC to issue travel warning for pregnant women. Mosquitoes in Miami may be resistant to insecticides.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Rapid spread of Zika virus in the Americas raises alarm

    After blazing through Brazil, a mosquito-borne virus called Zika, which may cause birth defects, is now poised to jump to the United States.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Zika’s role as a cause of severe birth defects confirmed

    A new analysis from the Centers for Disease control and Prevention confirms that Zika virus infection causes microcephaly and other severe birth defects.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Brazil study strengthens link between Zika virus, birth defects

    In a study of pregnant women in Brazil, nearly 30 percent of those infected with Zika virus had babies with fetal abnormalities.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Five things to know about Zika

    Last week, a public health poll pointed to some myths that have been circulating about Zika. Let’s bust them.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Measles has been eliminated in the Americas, WHO says

    Thanks to wide-spread vaccination against the viral disease, measles has officially been declared eliminated from the Americas.

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  12. Life

    Scientists spy on the secret inner life of bacteria

    New images reveal the inner workings of bacteria.

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