New center announced (Links to an external site)
Scientists’ collaborations will include Zika virus, preterm birth, infertility
Pregnant women’s high-fat, high-sugar diets may affect future generations (Links to an external site)
Obesity can predispose offspring in multiple generations to metabolic problems
Understanding how Zika works (Links to an external site)
Washington University med school’s discovery
Mouse models of Zika in pregnancy show how fetuses become infected (Links to an external site)
Mice provide tool to test vaccines, therapeutics, understand Zika biology in pregnancy
High-fructose diet during pregnancy may harm placenta, restrict fetal growth (Links to an external site)
Drug prescribed to treat gout, kidney stones may negate the sugar’s ill effects