Skull cast and cast of the endocranial cavity (endocast) from the Royal College of Surgeons in London of a modern adult human who suffered from microcephaly. It is strikingly similar to the ...

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 study published Jan. 13 in mBio shows ...

While infection with Zika virus in adults typically leads to mild symptoms ... and in the most severe cases, microcephaly,” a condition that is linked to a range of complications, including ...

While Zika virus infections are mild in most adults, such an infection during pregnancy leads to a serious birth defect called microcephaly, associated with decreased brain size. Other severe ...