Infection by the Zika virus diverts a key protein necessary for neural cell division in the developing human fetus, thereby causing the birth defect microcephaly, a team of Yale scientists reported Aug. 24 in the journal Cell Reports.
The findings suggest...
During the first year of life, the human brain doubles in size, and it continues growing through adolescence. But sometimes, the loosely connected plates of a baby’s skull fuse too early, a disorder known as craniosynostosis. A research team led by former...