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…
It's more complex than just that, but it's the key point of recent Food Safety Consortium research by Sara Milillo, a postdoctoral research associate in food…
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have developed a novel 3-D imaging approach that may improve the accuracy of…
This discovery may be a first step in understanding a disease family that includes tuberculosis for which there are currently no good vaccines or cures. Nicola…
Vanishing White Matter (VWM) disease is a devastating condition that involves the destruction of brain myelin due to a mutation in a central factor.To…
The most robust statistical examination to date of our species' genetic links to “mitochondrial Eve” — the maternal ancestor of all living humans — confirms…
RELEVANCE: Researchers have known that mammalian microRNAs control protein production by causing the mRNAs to degrade, but they have wondered how much…
The details of this collaborative study between Johns Hopkins, Stanford and Harvard appear August 15 in the early online publication of Nature.The researchers,…
The research, which validates a scalable protocol that the same group had previously developed, can be used to manufacture the type of neurons needed to treat…
Biological materials are fascinating because they are very light but have the ability to withstand extreme forces. Nacre is amazingly tough thanks to a…
Sex can be complicated at the best of times, but plants have an extra difficulty. If you're a plant who relies on insects to pollinate your flowers and…
Some gene variations are actually genetic deletions, where sections of DNA 'code' are missing entirely. These variants are likely to have important effects on…
The team, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and working at UCL (University College London), have shown for the first…
One of the most tantalizing developments in anti-cancer therapy over recent years has been the advent of targeted treatments, which have proven highly…
“Medical interventions fail if the intervention does not match the community's level of readiness to address the issue,” says Tracy Schroepfer, an assistant…
Aggressive and hyperactive boys with low parental monitoring are more likely to befriend deviant peers and become heavy drug users as teens, according to a new…
Though these samples were clean, the sample size was small and more research is necessary before the full picture can be seen, said Ron Kendall, director of…
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