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Experiments show link between Zika and foetal brain damage
Scientists on Friday said they had found the first evidence of a biological link between the Zika virus sweeping Latin America and microcephaly, a severe deformation of the brain among newborns. Laboratory tests found that the virus targeted key cells involved in brain development and then destroyed or disabled them, they said. The findings are…
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Experiments show link between Zika and foetal brain damage
Scientists on Friday said they had found the first evidence of a biological link between the Zika virus sweeping Latin America and microcephaly, a severe deformation of the brain among newborns. Laboratory tests found that the virus targeted key cells involved in brain development and then destroyed or disabled them, they said. The findings are…
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Lab study supports linking Zika virus to brain birth defect
A lab study has found that Zika can infect embryonic cells that help form the brain, adding to evidence that the virus causes a serious birth defect. The mosquito-borne virus, which is spreading in Latin …