Sentences with phrase «like microcephaly»

The virus has been linked to birth defects like microcephaly, a condition that causes abnormally small heads in babies.

Jennifer Fish (Huttner, MPG)-- «The evolution of neuronal progenitor cell division in mammals: the role of the abnormal spindle - like microcephaly associated (Aspm) protein and epithelial cell polarity» (2007)

Treating the link between Zika virus and diseases like microcephaly as «guilty unless proven innocent» may help to aid public health responses.

Zika was known for 60 years as a mild virus that appeared sporadically, but since 2007, two troubling shifts have taken place, Dye said: Zika virus now results in widespread outbreaks of hundreds or thousands of cases, and it is associated with neurological disorders like microcephaly and Guillain - Barre syndrome, a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves.

Wong: I can't put percentages on that yet, but I would say that although there are still plenty of people who believe that the original interpretation is correct, there are an increasing number of people who at least think that the hypothesis of pathology, like this microcephaly, has not yet been sufficiently ruled out.

Some suggested Flo was a diseased modern human, related to pygmies but suffering from a condition like microcephaly, which causes the brain and head to be pathologically small.

Lahn and his colleagues looked at the abnormal spindle - like microcephaly associated (ASPM) gene, which scientists had previously identified as a key player in brain development.

Take the gene ASPM, short for «abnormal spindle - like microcephaly - associated».

There are many mysteries about Zika and how, in particular, it behaves in pregnant women, triggering some to miscarry and others to give birth to babies with brain disorders like microcephaly.

Given the latest outbreak of the Zika virus this year, we know that in some cases contraceptives are imperative to reduce incidences of birth defects, like microcephaly.

While the virus is often symptom - free and usually mild, it can also cause birth defects like microcephaly in babies and trigger immune diseases like Guillain - Barre syndrome in adults.

Not exact matches

Roughly four in every 1000 babies are infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV), which can cause seizures and intellectual disability, as well as Zika - like symptoms including microcephaly.