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Could a virus cause Alzheimers disease?
Posted in Medicine on 16th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Alzheimers disease could be caused by viruses like herpes, a group of renowned dementia experts have warned, as they call for urgent investigation into the link.
Zika caught killing brain cells
Posted in Medicine on 7th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Zika was able to destroy or disrupt the growth of neural progenitor cells, which build the brain and nervous system, in lab tests.
Zika vaccine possible 'within months'
Posted in Science on 5th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Zika vaccine in development uses synthesised genetic information from the virus, rather than live virus, to trigger an immune response in the body.
Google donates $1m to fight the spread of the Zika virus
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Google's charitable arm has donated $1m (10,000) to Unicef to help stop the spread of the Zika virus.
Scientists say they could safely and quickly test a zika vaccine
Posted in Science on 17th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
'We can almost certainly contain future Ebola outbreaks, and that we will have a new paradigm and tool for dealing with new outbreaks of whatever emerges in the future."