The decision is based not on one single piece of conclusive evidence, but rather a growing body of research. A report on the CDC’s decision was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The ...

During human brain development, neural stem cells must balance self-renewal and differentiation to build the cerebral cortex – the brain’s outer layer responsible for cognition and perception. If this ...

Microcephaly is a congenital malformation that leads to a significantly reduced brain size and is often accompanied by developmental delay. An international research team led by Dr. Tran Tuoc from the ...

Here are four things to know: 1. In the report, CDC officials detailed a wealth of evidence proving Zika causes the birth defect. 2. The World Health Organization declared the microcephaly epidemic an ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday declared a public health emergency in response to clusters of microcephaly and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in Brazil and French Polynesia suspected to ...

A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SHOWERS A STUDENT WITH SUPPORT IN HONOR OF MICROCEPHALY AWARENESS. IT’S A RARE BIRTH DEFECT. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ANDY MESSEL SHOWS US HOW ONE GRETNA STUDENT BATTLES IT EVERY DAY ...