Tag: Birth Defect

Zika's effects on newborns persist even in adults: Study

Sao Paulo: Scientists have discovered that Zika virus infection that can lead to birth defects and other complications such as seizures and long-term deficits in brain structure and behaviour, also persists in adulthood. In the study, a team of neuroscientists from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, infected three-day-old infant mice with […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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