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 study, recently published online ahead of print by Nature Chemical Biology, is the first to find such a sensor in immune cells—specifically, in the T…
Together with rheumatologists, researchers at Lund University in Sweden are on the way to developing a new test that could resolve a number of question marks…
The innovations are aimed at assisting clinicians in treating tumors with greater precision. Intelligent software and imaging ensure that radiation planning,…
A group of researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing has discovered that a protein called MTERF4 combines with…
DNA from Helicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacteria, minimizes the effects of colitis in mice, according to a new study by University of Michigan Medical…
What causes a virus to suddenly begin infecting large numbers of people?Scientists have long known that the process they call “viral emergence” involves a wide…
WHAT:Using a monkey model of AIDS, scientists have identified a vaccine-generated immune-system response that correlates with protection against infection by…
For much of the time our T cells—the white blood cells that act as the police of the immune system—are in what immunologists call a “quiescent state,” a sort…
Jody Banks, a professor of botany and plant pathology, led a team of about 100 scientists from 11 countries to sequence the genome of Selaginella, a lycophyte….
Short courses of antibiotics appear just as effective as longer ones — and a great deal safer — in treating respiratory infections that might cause pneumonia…
When children or adolescents with asthma and their parents become overly anxious about the disorder, it may impair their ability to manage the asthma…
Steve Riechman, a researcher in the Department of Health and Kinesiology, says the study reveals that LDL is not the evil Darth Vader of health it has been…
The difference in complexity between human and primitive organisms results from the ways in which the functions of genes are elaborated, rather from just the…
“Cancer researchers want to design new therapeutic strategies in which the metastasis or spreading stage of cancer can be blocked,” explains Andrew Craig, lead…
C&EN Senior Correspondent Marc S. Reisch points out that manufacturers have used silicones for decades in an array of personal care products. Antiperspirants…
Annia Galano and Jorge Rafael León-Carmona describe evidence suggesting that coffee is one of the richest sources of healthful antioxidants in the average…
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