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…
The DNA evidence is in, and Ben Franklin didn't do it.Genetic tests on more than 1,000 Chinese tallow trees from the United States and China show the famed…
Using a “systems biology” approach – which focuses on understanding the complex relationships between biological systems – to look under the hood of an…
For the thousands of patients who receive kidney transplants in the United States each year, preventing organ rejection without compromising other aspects of…
Side effects associated with this situation over the long term range from stroke to seizure to heart damage to death. Patients also suffer in the short term…
However, when this animal leaps it launches into a graceful glide, spreading wide the enormous membrane that spans its legs and tail to cover distances of up…
Brains shrink in humans, potentially causing a number of health problems and mental illnesses as people age, but do they shrink to the same extent in the…
A bizarre form of inbreeding could spell the end of males in one insect species, according to researchers from Oxford University. The research focused on…
First on the list, appropriately, is a brilliant orange pigment – appropriate for the OSU Beavers whose team colors are black and orange, and a university in a…
Mangroves provide protection against typhoon damage, pollutant absorption and water purification, as well as being an important habitat for flora and fauna….
Funded by a $1 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation, the new W. M. Keck Center for Adaptive Optical Microscopy at UC Santa Cruz builds on efforts begun…
Puzzlingly, mice with mutations in the same gene don't behave differently than normal mice. Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have identified…
In the 1930s, before the discovery of the gluten-free diet as the way to manage coeliac disease, results from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London1 showed…
Removing a protein from cells located in the brain's reward center blocks the anxiety-reducing and rewarding effects of nicotine, according to a new animal…
But flow cytometers are big, bulky contraptions that cost tens of thousands of dollars, making them less than ideal for health care in the field or other…
Cancerous tumors are parasitic organisms, he said. Each one is a new species that, like most parasites, depends on its host for food, but otherwise operates…
An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the Scripps Translational…
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