Zika Virus Found In Colombia

Zika Virus Found In Colombia

In October 2015, a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Universidad de Sucre in Colombia ran the first tests confirming the presence of Zika virus transmission in the South…
Progress Towards Data Sharing

Progress Towards Data Sharing

Data sharing in medical research could soon become the norm, according to a series of articles published this month in PLOS Medicine. The papers, representing authors from the World Health…
Early Puberty Associated With Gestational Diabetes

Early Puberty Associated With Gestational Diabetes

Women who began having menstrual cycles at a younger age are at greater risk of developing gestational diabetes, a disease affecting up to 7 percent of pregnant women that can cause babies to develop…
Brain Function Differs In Obese Children

Brain Function Differs In Obese Children

The brains of children who are obese function differently from those of children of healthy weight, and exhibit an "imbalance" between food-seeking and food-avoiding behaviors, researchers at…