Can the Zika vaccine fight brain cancer?

New research potentially offers a new treatment alternative for brain cancer patients who currently have a poor prognosis.

Duke-NUS • futurity
March 11, 2024 ~7 min

Zika virus in pregnant monkeys stymies fetal growth

Zika virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques slows fetal growth and affects how infants and mothers interact in the first month of life.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
Oct. 26, 2023 ~6 min


CRISPR gives mosquitoes contagious infertility

Researchers have used the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to make male mosquitoes infertile. When females mate with them, they're rendered infertile, too.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
May 26, 2021 ~8 min

Zika virus helps kill deadly brain cancer in mice

A study with mice shows that the Zika virus can rev up the immune system to destroy glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
March 29, 2021 ~7 min

Modified mosquitoes could stop Zika virus spread

Genetically-modified mosquitoes that are resistant to the Zika virus and can't spread it to people could stop its spread.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
Jan. 27, 2021 ~5 min

1 antibody blocks dengue virus infection in mice

One antibody can block the dengue virus from causing disease in mice, a study shows. The finding could lead to more effective treatments and a vaccine.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 11, 2021 ~7 min

Coronavirus may be no match for the cornea

"Our findings do not prove that all corneas are resistant," says Jonathan Miner."But every donor cornea we tested was resistant to the novel coronavirus."

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 6, 2020 ~5 min

Brain, behavior problems follow Zika in newborn monkeys

New research with rhesus monkeys indicates brain and behavior problems resulting from Zika virus infection soon after birth.

Lisa Newbern-Emory • futurity
July 7, 2020 ~5 min


Molecule warns skin of Zika invasion

Skin is the first line of defense when a mosquito infected with Zika virus bites. New research with mice clarifies what happens.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
April 2, 2020 ~3 min

Why did Zika start causing microcephaly in Brazil?

More than 1,600 babies were born in Brazil with microcephaly from September 2015 through April 2016 due to Zika virus. Why is the Paraíba strain so harmful?

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Feb. 24, 2020 ~2 min

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