Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties’ Resolve

Threats of a federal government shutdown have gone from being an October surprise to a recurring theme. This time around, though, the stakes are higher. Federal funding ran out at

Drug breakthrough for children with severe form of epilepsy

Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome. Source link

Zika virus uses cells’ ‘self-care’ system to turn against host

A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus’s infectious success: Zika uses host cells’ own “self-care” system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the host proteins