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…
Alessandra Gorini from the Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy, worked with an international team of researchers to compare the effects of the exposure…
“Within three to five years, it's conceivable we'll have a practical test that could take the guesswork out of choosing a smoking-cessation therapy,” says Jed…
The method, presented in the British Medical Journal, has been clinically tested on over 200 patients at the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Stockholm…
The full study findings are published online in the publication PLoS Pathogens.Transmitted by blood transfusion or sexual intercourse, hepatitis C is a common…
The powerful arsenal of experimental methods developed for this model organism is now being used to tackle one of the great scientific challenges of a new…
Yet despite its prevalence, the cause of this depression is not understood. It's not related to how severe one's MS is, and it can occur at any stage of the…
Cold Spring Harbor, NY – New research by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has illuminated in fine detail one of the genetic paths that leads…
The activation of Bcl11b is a “clean, nearly perfect indicator of when cells have decided to go on the T-cell pathway,” says Ellen Rothenberg, the Albert…
RELEVANCE: Blood samples represent an easily accessible source of human cells for research and offer a host of practical advantages over the reliance on skin…
“For the first time, UVA rays have been shown to cause significant damage to the DNA of human melanocyte skin cells,” says Moon-shong Tang, PhD, professor of…
Called a tongue tie, the problem occurs when the connective tissue under the tongue is too tight. A tongue tie can hinder some newborns from being able to…
About 15,000 new CLL cases were diagnosed in the United States in 2009 and about 4,000 deaths were documented (according to the American Cancer Society). While…
Cell reprogramming calls The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to mind.It's a new technology that uses molecular therapy to coax adult cells to revert to an…
Today's heavy silicon panels are effective, but they can also be expensive and unwieldy. Searching for alternatives, William Dichtel, assistant professor of…
The coming of summer brings promise for humans and insects alike. The farmer planted maize for a bountiful harvest, but the European Corn Borer (ECB) is…
The paper is entitled, Effectiveness of Sensor-Augmented Insulin-Pump therapy in Type 1 Diabetes. “Combining the best technologies for insulin delivery and…
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