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Zika

November 23 2017

New potential treatment for Zika virus

Peter Hammond Health malaria, medication, news, study, treatment, Zika

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and UC San Diego School of Medicine discovered that malaria medication can be useful in treating Zika The inexpensive chloroquine, with a long history for safe use is the drug that researchers believe can also treat Zika, the disease that yet remains a global public health risk. […]

September 6 2017

Brain cancer stem cells could be annihilated by virus infection

Laura Parvan BR News, Health brain, cancer, news, treatment, virus, Zika

Zika has been found to potentially kill deadly cancer cells New research published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine suggests that the Zika virus can destroy cancer stem cells resistant to traditional treatment. While in infants Zika can cause disastrous consequences, such as microcephaly, the disease could one day be used to stop the progression […]