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 findings are presented in an article in the prestigious scientific journal PLoS Biology.“It has long been known that cyanobacteria can use sunlight to…
C&EN Senior Correspondent Stephen K. Ritter notes that the gypsy moth has been plaguing the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada for more than a…
Piotr Targowski notes that easel paintings prepared according to traditional techniques consist of multiple layers. The artist, for instance, first applies a…
Whether different odors can be quickly distinguished depends on certain synapses in the brain that inhibit nerve stimulation. The researchers in Professor Dr….
MicroRNAs are short strands of genetic material that are involved in regulating the expression, or activity, of genes, explained senior author Naftali…
“Alzheimer's disease is a feared and heart-breaking disease,” said Dr. Martha L. Daviglus, conference panel chair and professor of preventive medicine and…
Scientists have long known that the brain’s frontal cortex supports concrete rule learning. Less clear is how the brain processes more complex and unfamiliar…
Muscle degeneration and confinement to a wheelchair are the hallmarks of Lou Gehrig's disease, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy and other neurodegenerative…
On Hispaniola, home to the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, malaria is caused by a single mosquito-borne parasite, Plasmodium falciparum.The…
Led by University of Illinois electrical and computer engineering professor Gabriel Popescu, the team developed a model that could lead to breakthroughs in…
Contact points will be established in each of the regions to build up a regional network and realise vivid cross border cooperation to strengthen…
Over 4,000 of the 21,000 species assessed by the Swedish Species Information Centre are not considered to have Swedish populations that are viable in the long…
The new field of “epigenetics” is rapidly revealing how people, plants and animals do start with a certain genetic code at conception. But, the choice of which…
A team of scientists working at beamline 9.0.1 of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has…
Experts agree – America needs more vitamin D. It's one more reason to grab another glass of milk, according to new research presented at the Experimental…
The study appears in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.Honey bees and paper wasps are separated by more than 100 million years of…
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