The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A new study published Jan. 13 in mBio ...

Zika virus uses the ANKLE2 protein to replicate and evade immune defenses, posing a unique threat by crossing the placenta and impacting fetal brain development. Zika virus, infamous for causing ...

This route of neuro-invasion has been demonstrated for other viruses, such as ZIKA and SARS-CoV-2, but our study is the first to demonstrate that Semliki Forest virus can also use this route to ...

Brazilian football is full of wonderkids destined to move to Europe and ageing veterans seeing out the twilight years of their careers back home. Estevao Willian and Thiago Silva are good examples ...

SAO PAULO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Brazil's government announced on Friday that officials in neighboring Venezuela have ordered the countries shared border temporarily closed, hours after Venezuelan ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 62 °F (16.7 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 83 °F (28.3 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 11 mph (6.4 to 17.7 kph). Mostly sunny ...

Since July 2023, Matos has worked to strengthen the historic partnership between Brazil and the U.S., focusing on enhancing military collaboration and interoperability. Matos’ journey into the ...

and inflation dynamics in Brazil. While acknowledging those were critical topics to monitor, given their inevitable influence on domestic monetary policy, he stressed that recent developments have ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds ENE. The overnight low will be 57 °F (13.9 °C). Cloudy with a high of 73 °F (22.8 °C). Winds from ENE to E at 4 to 12 mph (6.4 to 19.3 kph). Mostly cloudy today ...

A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams ...

The tourist area – known as Zona Sul (the South Zone) – is generally safe, although exercise caution when walking around at night, especially downtown (Centro), Santa Teresa and Lapa. In all ...