Saakshi Bangera, DY Patil School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Maharashtra’s first case of Zika virus has reported on Friday in a 50-year-old woman residing in the Purandar area of Pune. The health officials have confirmed that the woman has recovered, and at present, she and her family show no symptoms of the virus. The health […]
Mahek Sharan, Institute of Applied Medicines and Research When the whole country is fighting against the deadly Coronavirus that has led to a global lockdown, the entry of the Zika virus in Kerala has raised concerns among the people of India. What is Zika Virus? A virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family which has the […]
Saptaparna Pal, Amity University Kolkata Some researchers from The Virginia School of Medicine have shed new light on how our brains mature; disclosing that the very last step in cell proliferation is important for the brain to reach its actual size and function. The new findings that are published in The Journal of Neuroscience identify […]
Prama Ghosh, Amity University Kolkata The Zika virus epidemic was a public health emergency, causing birth defects for pregnant women in addition to neurological problems. The virus gets transmitted to humans from female mosquito bites. Researchers have tried several techniques to eliminate the spread of the virus, one of which is the use of genetically […]
Rohit Bhattacharjee, Amity University Kolkata Zika virus (ZIKV) is a teratogenic arthropod-borne flavivirus. Its vertical transmission can result in foetal injury, which might clinically manifest in a pattern of signs and symptoms recognized as Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS). It is marked by structural defects like morphological alterations to the limbs, eyes and brain as well […]
