AUTS2 syndrome patients often exhibit microcephaly, yet its etiological mechanism remains unclear. This study reveals that murine AUTS2 promotes H3K27 trimethylation to suppress gene transcription and ...

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 ...

Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR): A condition ... leading to insufficient gene product and potential health issues. Microcephaly: A medical condition where a person's head is significantly smaller ...

By: Monica Leff, M.D., obstetrician & gynecologist, Chair, Women’s Division, MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Each year, January marks National Birth Defects Awareness Month, a time ...

Widespread abnormalities in neuronal formation or migration can lead to small head size or microcephaly with disorganized placement of cell types. Specific, localized malformations are termed focal ...

Introduction Understanding sex and gender differences during outbreaks is critical to delivering an effective response. Although recommendations and minimum requirements exist, the incorporation of ...

Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518132, China ...

Traces if Zika virus were "strongly detected in the fetal brain and weakly detected ... Defects such as microcephaly have been observed in mums who've experienced symptoms from Zika infections ...

Jan. 24, 2025 — A therapeutic vaccine targeting human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) induced regression in high-grade precancerous cervical lesions, according to the results from a phase II ...