New study reveals how human astroviruses bind to humans cells and paves the way for new therapies and vaccines Human astroviruses are a leading viral cause of the stomach bug—think vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. It often impacts young children and older adults, leading to vicious cycles of sickness and malnutrition, particularly for those in low and middle income countries. It’s very commonly found in wastewater studies, meaning it’s frequently circulating in communities. As of now, there are no vaccines for…
A nicotinic drug approved for smoking cessation significantly improved the walking ability of patients suffering from an inherited form of ataxia, reports a…
The study by Karen Christman and colleagues appears in the Feb. 21 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Christman is a professor in the…
A new implantable sensor developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute can wirelessly transmit data from the site of a recent orthopedic surgery. Inexpensive…
Computerized tomographic (CT) colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, is comparable to standard colonoscopy in its ability to accurately detect…
Organic materials chemist Shawn Dirk focuses a projector during work on neural interfaces, which are aimed at improving amputees’ control over prosthetics with…
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found new evidence to explain how cholesteryl…
Transplantation of human ovarian cancer cells that were molecularly engineered to have a reduced expression of OGFr, into immunocompromised mice resulted in…
The ability to anticipate future events allows us to plan and exert control over our lives, but it may also contribute to stress-related increased risk for the…
If you are looking for a particular object — say a yellow pencil — on a cluttered desk, how does your brain work to visually locate it?For the first time, a…
The scientists aim to determine why some people suffer serious illness and even death when infected with influenza while others suffer only mild to moderate…
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have coaxed gold into nanowires as a way of creating an inexpensive material for detecting poisonous gases found in…
They began evolving into different species – despite the fact that they still encountered one another in their acidic, boiling habitat and even exchanged some…
Although this bat is similar to the species Hipposideros armiger, differences in acoustics, size, and DNA between these bats led to the identification of the…
Johns Hopkins and National Taiwan University researchers have discovered more details about how an energy sensing “thermostat” protein determines whether cells…
“These results prompt the use of specific computer-based rehabilitation programs to treat deficits in selected neuropsychological domains in patients with…
Normally after a meal, insulin shuts off glucose production in the liver, but insulin resistance – when the hormone becomes less effective at lowering blood…
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