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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
NEW YORK (AP) — 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.
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Fetus of Venezuelan woman who likely had Zika dies; had microcephaly: doctors
By Alexandra Ulmer and Corina Pons CARACAS (Reuters) – A fetus whose mother likely had the Zika virus suffered the rare congenital defect known as microcephaly and ultimately died, doctors said on Friday, in the first Venezuelan case linking the infection to damage in babies. The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to thousands of suspected…
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NYPD is sued for using sound cannons at Eric Garner protest
The New York City Police Department has been sued for having allegedly injured demonstrators at a protest over the death of Eric Garner by using military-grade sound cannons to disperse them. According to a complaint filed on Thursday night against the NYPD and Commissioner William Bratton, five plaintiffs suffered ear damage and other injuries after…
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Study shows how Zika virus could cause fetal brain defects
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Zika virus is capable of quickly infecting and harming developing fetal brain cells, scientists said on Friday in a study that provides insight into how the virus might cause the birth defect microcephaly in fetuses exposed in the womb. The researchers said their study, published in…