By Lena H. Sun September 15 Scientists have produced the strongest evidence yet that Zika virus infection in pregnant women causes microcephaly in their babies. In a report released Thursday, researchers from Brazil and Britain studied babies born this year in the heart of the epidemic in northeastern Brazil. They compared 32 babies born with microcephaly [...]
By Ariana Eunjung Cha September 6 One of the most spectacular feats of such creatures as bats, bees and snakes is hibernation. For months at a time, these animals essentially go into power-save mode. Their temperature drops, metabolism slows down and oxygen consumption is limited to minimal levels. This basic adaptation helps them survive the harshest of environmental conditions. A new [...]
By Lena H. Sun September 9 This summer, a Pennsylvania woman was found to carry a superbug that is resistant to the antibiotic of last resort, causing alarm about the potential of dangerous drug resistance spreading across the United States. Ever since, health researchers have been looking for where else such germs might be lurking. On Friday, the [...]
By Ariana Eunjung Cha August 29 A public service announcement against the spread of Aedes mosquitoes, a carrier for the Zika virus, in the Aljunied Crescent neighborhood of Singapore on Aug. 29. (Roslan Rahman/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images) Global health officials stepped up defensive measures against Zika over the weekend as the virus continued to expand [...]