Tag Archives:Zika virus
How to use machine learning to discover relevant aspects in the Dengue Virus protease and guide the drug discovery process?
Dengue Virus (DENV) is perhaps one of the most relevant viral pathogens in tropical and sub-tropical areas. A World Health Organization (WHO) report indicates that DENV related infections have increased 30-fold in the last 50 years. DENV
What can computational tools tell us about one of the non-structural proteins on Zika virus?
Zika virus has come to global attention even when it only causes mild symptoms to none. Then, why WHO declared a global emergency in 2016? Beside the rapid expansion of the outbreak through Asia and Latin America,
Cerebellar disruptions and neurodevelopmental disabilities
The cerebellum (“little brain”) is a part of the brain that is located in the back of the skull, dorsally to the brain stem, below the cerebrum, and above the spinal cord. The cerebellum consists of two
Zika virus infection during pregnancy and small heads: What is the connection and what can be seen by imaging
Within the last year, the outbreak of Zika virus infection in Brazil became a “public health emergency of international magnitude and concern”. The global discussions about the risk of Zika virus infection for pregnant women ahead of
