Europe facing growing threat of killer tropical diseases such as Zika, dengue fever and encephalitis Zika, dengue fever and encephalitis could
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Maternal dengue immunity protects against fetal damage in mice following Zika infection: Cytotoxic T-cells mobilized by dengue infection may combat catastrophic effects of Zika infection
Dengue and Zika viruses are closely related and carried by mosquitos. In infested subtropical and tropical areas, dengue transmission often
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Floridians took Zika threat more seriously than rest of US — but still most did nothing: A stronger community response is needed to protect those at risk, researchers say
Threatened by the mosquito-borne Zika virus in 2016, Florida residents felt more susceptible than others in the United States to
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Structural biology: Until the last cut
Ribosomes are the cell’s protein factories. Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now structurally characterized late stages in the
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Marmosets as the canary in the coal mine for Zika: A highly sensitive primate model of the effects of placental Zika virus infection on fetal health
New research shows small, New World monkeys called marmosets may be an important animal model for emerging viruses with the
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Characterizing ‘keyhole’ is first step to fighting obesity at cellular level: Team also launches development of potential small-molecule therapeutics
An international team has uncovered the potential to beat obesity at the cellular level, characterizing for the first time a
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A Zika vaccine could virtually eliminate prenatal infections, model shows
A Zika vaccine could have a substantial effect on mitigating and preventing future Zika virus outbreaks. Through a combination of
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