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…
Many disease-causing microbes carry pumps that expel antibiotics, making the bugs hard to kill with standard drugs.Ironically, these same pumps could be the…
A research team at RIKEN, Japan’s flagship research organization, has uncovered the first ever evidence of nuclear gene transfer from host to parasite plant…
University of Arizona scientists have used a new quick-growing technique to produce a water-soluble form of a plant compound that combats cancer and encourages…
Solar power might be nature's most plentiful and benign source of energy, but shiny black solar cells can lure water insects away from critical breeding areas,…
An active compound from fungi and lower animals may well be suitable as an effective weapon against dangerous bacteria. We're talking about plectasin, a small…
The title sounds like a crime novel on a dime-store shelf. But “An Invitation to Die” is quite literal in its meaning. And the prime suspect is very, very…
The research, published online on May 26, 2010 by the prestigious journal Nature, has important immediate applications for laboratory research and is another…
A group of “color-coded” laboratory mice are providing researchers with a novel way of tracking T-cells, enabling them to visualize and monitor the cellular…
To gauge the effect of sarcopenia on insulin resistance (the root cause of Type 2 diabetes) and blood glucose levels in both obese and non-obese people, UCLA…
Yoichi Kato, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, and his lab team found that the gene — known in scientific shorthand as BCL6 —…
In 1989 a 29-year-old Michael Schrader had it all: steady job, a wife, and two wonderful children—daughter Courtney and son Cameron. He couldn’t envision…
In 1989 researchers realized that frogs were dying around the world. Then they identified the cause: a fungal disease called chytridiomycosis. In 2004 Karen…
UC Irvine scientists have created an eight-layer, early stage retina from human embryonic stem cells, the first three-dimensional tissue structure to be made…
The research, published online on May 26, 2010 by the prestigious journal Nature, has important immediate applications for laboratory research and is another…
But the tools used to align genomes from different species have serious quality-control issues, according to a study published online this week in the journal…
In their ongoing studies of how yeast (fungi) can infect a host and cause disease, a research team at the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Worcester…
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