September 8, 2017
(AFP) - The Zika virus can wreak havoc on the brain of a developing fetus, but its destructive power may also be harnessed to fight a stubborn form of adult brain cancer, researchers said on September 5, 2017.
Early studies have shown the mosquito-borne virus can destroy cells responsible for glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer.
Glioblastoma affects 12,000 people per year in the United States, and was recently diagnosed in US Senator John McCain.