These brain organoids may help explain why people with lissencephaly — a rare brain malformation in which the ridges and folds are missing — have smooth brains. (sciencenews.org)
A particular cause for concern was the increasing number of cases of brain malformations in newborns (microcephaly). (sciencedaily.com)
The finding strengthens the evidence that a mother's Zika infection during pregnancy raises her baby's risk of microcephaly and other brain malformations. (sciencenews.org)