/tags/zika Zika en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 05:18:24 GMT /2019-08-14/climate-change-could-make-missouri-a-mosquito-paradise-but-health-experts-warn-we-arent-ready This year’s catastrophic flooding has created hard times for many people in Midwest, but it’s created a nirvana for mosquitoes. Kansas City and the... Wed, 14 Aug 2019 05:18:24 GMT /2019-08-14/climate-change-could-make-missouri-a-mosquito-paradise-but-health-experts-warn-we-arent-ready /health-science-environment/2018-01-17/future-of-slus-zika-vaccine-trials-remain-uncertain-as-public-interest-and-funding-decline In what looks like a typical doctor’s office, Gary Newcomer, 26, waited to have his blood drawn for the last time as a participant in a trial for a Zika… Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:47:25 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-01-17/future-of-slus-zika-vaccine-trials-remain-uncertain-as-public-interest-and-funding-decline Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2017-09-05/researchers-test-if-zika-virus-can-be-used-to-kill-brain-tumors St. Louis researchers have used a strain of the Zika virus to shrink highly lethal brain tumors in mice. The study, run by Washington University and the… Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:01:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-09-05/researchers-test-if-zika-virus-can-be-used-to-kill-brain-tumors /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-06-20/local-zika-vaccine-researcher-shares-what-you-should-know-about-mosquito-borne-illnesses Facts and fiction continue to swirl about mosquito-borne illnesses like the Zika and West Nile viruses. On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, we discussed… Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:16:05 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-06-20/local-zika-vaccine-researcher-shares-what-you-should-know-about-mosquito-borne-illnesses Kelly Moffitt /health-science-environment/2017-03-27/high-std-rates-could-put-st-louis-at-greater-risk-for-zika-infections-researcher-warns A Saint Louis University analysis of mosquito migration patterns and sexually transmitted diseases places the St. Louis region on a map of counties that… Mon, 27 Mar 2017 22:54:35 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-03-27/high-std-rates-could-put-st-louis-at-greater-risk-for-zika-infections-researcher-warns /health-science-environment/2016-11-10/mice-study-shows-a-human-antibody-could-defend-fetuses-from-the-zika-virus New research from Washington University provides the first evidence of a human antibody capable of protecting fetuses from the Zika virus. In pregnant… Thu, 10 Nov 2016 11:21:05 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-11-10/mice-study-shows-a-human-antibody-could-defend-fetuses-from-the-zika-virus Eli Chen /government-politics-issues/2016-08-29/blunt-mccaskill-expect-quick-action-on-zika-when-congressional-recess-ends-next-week Missouri’s U.S. senators, who are at odds on some issues, do seem to share the same prediction when it comes to Zika, the dangerous virus spread by… Mon, 29 Aug 2016 22:47:17 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-08-29/blunt-mccaskill-expect-quick-action-on-zika-when-congressional-recess-ends-next-week Jo Mannies /health-science-environment/2016-07-04/research-roundup-heres-how-local-scientists-are-helping-the-fight-against-zika From bioengineered mosquitoes to a $5,000 seed grant, researchers in Missouri and southern Illinois are joining an international effort to stop the Zika… Mon, 04 Jul 2016 20:00:12 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-07-04/research-roundup-heres-how-local-scientists-are-helping-the-fight-against-zika /health-science-environment/2016-06-29/amid-zika-fears-local-health-agencies-step-up-mosquito-prevention Local health departments are using their own resources to boost mosquito prevention efforts, as Congress remains split over a funding bill to boost… Wed, 29 Jun 2016 22:41:21 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-06-29/amid-zika-fears-local-health-agencies-step-up-mosquito-prevention /government-politics-issues/2016-05-11/blunt-predicts-more-federal-spending-soon-to-fight-zika-defends-gop-delay U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., says the Senate is likely to vote by next week on money to be used to fight the Zika virus, the disease spread by mosquitoes… Wed, 11 May 2016 19:42:49 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-05-11/blunt-predicts-more-federal-spending-soon-to-fight-zika-defends-gop-delay Jo Mannies