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[NoName999]

Until now, Zika has been seen only as a global health threat - not a remedy.
But latest research shows the virus can selectively infect and kill hard-to-treat cancerous cells in adult brains.

Zika injections shrank aggressive tumours in fully grown mice, yet left other brain cells unscathed.

Human trials are still a way off, but experts believe Zika virus could potentially be injected into the brain at the same time as surgery to remove life-threatening tumours, the Journal of Experimental Medicine reports.

The Zika treatment appears to work on human cell samples in the lab.

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-41146628

Plague me with mosquitoes to cure my brain tumor if old.

 

[jelly]

Yay, Science!

Turn that frown upside down.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Holy shit that would be amazing.

 

[Funyarinpa]

Holy fucking shit

 

[Riposte]

Let them fight.

 

[Shin K Dash]

Science is starting to become black magic. damn that's amazing. wondering how the human trials will go.

 

[DarkKyo]

Anyone else find it really weird that a virus that shrinks infants heads can shrink brain tumors? Fascinating and freaky.

 

[BriGuy]

We've been examining this for almost 20 years with other viruses. I used to research measles virus for something similar.

 

[How About No]

Let then fi-

Let them fight.

Dammit

 

[kmax]

 

[Brian_FETO]

Holy shit

Incredible stuff

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

 

[Chezzymann]

Could this help McCain?

Edit: human trials are way off so I guess not

 

[EnlightenedMint]

Look what we can do with science.

 

[Mac the KNife]

Insanely cool

 

[Inuhanyou]

The power of science, hopefully it develops into a proper treatment

 

[BriGuy]

Could this help McCain?

Edit: human trials are way off so I guess not

There are several clinical trials with other viruses that are recruiting, are ongoing, or have wrapped up.

If you "power of science" guys are really that interested, go do a Google search on "oncolytic virus." It's an awesome field.