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…
Eastern Virginia Medical School researchers have identified a potential novel treatment strategy for the social impairment of people with Autism Spectrum…
The study was published online ahead of the print edition of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.”Our…
Investigators have demonstrated for the first time that the most common malignant childhood brain tumor, medulloblastoma, is actually several different…
Using data from the electronic health records of over two and half million people researchers have developed, validated and evaluated the new lifetime 'score'…
A pioneering clinical trial is testing the effectiveness in leukemia of a small molecule that shuts down MDM2, a protein that can disable the well-known tumor…
A growing online library of bird sounds, photos and information offers a new resource for backyard birders and seasoned ornithologists alike.The Avian…
“Gulf Oil Spill: Using Modern-day Biology to Assess the Environmental Impact and to Help in Remediation” was also sponsored by the Venture Development Center…
Scientists at Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed) and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have reached a major milestone in…
Yuan Yao, an assistant professor of food science, altered the surface of a carbohydrate found in sweet corn called phytoglycogen, which led to the creation of…
“I looked at the gene that makes the body's testosterone detector to determine if variations in this detector's sensitivity to the chemical causes people to be…
This new mechanism for visual cognition challenges the currently held model of sight and could change the way neuroscientists study the brain.The new vision…
One process used to produce nanoscopic structures like ever-smaller integrated circuits, biosensors, and gene chips is known as dip-pen nanolithography, in…
Researchers in Japan have launched FANTOM5, Functional Annotation of the Mammalian Genome, an international effort to globally map transcription initiation in…
Previous research suggested that such “whale falls” were homes for unique animals that lived nowhere else. However, after sinking five whale carcasses in…
These toxins, called hydroxyl radicals, cause degenerative diseases of many kinds in different parts of the body.In order to protect the body from these…
The study, published online ahead of print in Annals of Emergency Medicine, was led by assistant professor Jason McMullan, MD. In a multicenter, retrospective…
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