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…
As critical care professionals develop a better understanding of the progression of H1N1, they are becoming better prepared to treat children with severe…
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have developed a new method to better study the cells that line and protect the prostate in relation to the…
Infection by the H. pylori bacterium can approach 100% in developing countries. Most infected people do not have symptoms, but many develop problems including…
This is the first micromanipulator specifically for operations involving cochlear and middle ear implants, of which about a hundred are carried out in this…
Together with colleagues from the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, Austria, scientists of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of…
In the March issue of BioScience, researchers present a sophisticated new analysis of the effects of boosting use of maize-derived ethanol on greenhouse gas…
The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) has analyzed the first whole genome sequences of a human family of four. The findings of a project funded through a…
The team, which included researchers from Vanderbilt University, showed in theory that it might be possible to use drugs that maintain the positive effects on…
As the golden anniversary of the announcement of the first laser approaches on July 7th, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ACS' weekly newsmagazine, takes a…
Kenneth Balkus and Harvey Liu note in the new study that nitric oxide (NO) helps increase blood flow and regulates a range of other body functions. Scientists…
A common problem with notebook computers is that the battery delivers power for far too short a time, which only gets shorter as it gets older. If you don’t…
They discovered that the bacterium Cupriavidus basilensis breaks down harmful by-products which are produced when sugars are released from wood. They also…
Imagine you are asked to remember what you were doing exactly one week ago. You would probably have to make quite a mental effort to sift through your…
This according to a clinical trial conducted by researchers from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, amongst other centres, published today…
An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health confronted a troubling fact that pregnant women currently have limited access to…
A new study, published in the March issue of The Journal of Urology, found that some of these urinary changes place weight-loss surgery patients at higher risk…
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