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…
“This study gives physicians confidence in using long-acting beta-agonists if a patient is not responding to steroid treatment alone,” said said Dr. Szefler,…
Marr's findings come from a comprehensive study that evaluated marathon race results, weather data, and air pollutant concentrations in seven marathons over a…
A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine reveals how extremes of sleep – both too much and too little – can be hazardous to your…
The findings, published in a recent issue of the journal European Urology, compared treatments for three groups of study participants with enlarged prostates…
With its favorable price/performance ratio, this new scanner family makes it easier for hospitals and practices throughout the world to enter the world of…
TSE (also known as prion diseases) are a group of progressive conditions affecting the brain and nervous systems of many animals and humans. The conditions…
McRobert, professor of biology at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pa., wonders about goldfish shoaling behavior. “There is literature suggesting…
The Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) is designed to enable the exchange of quantitative models of biochemical networks between different computer software packages, allowing the models to be shared and published in a form other researchers can use in various software environments. Information standards are needed by the systems biology community to help share, evaluate, and develop models of biological processes. Over the years, many scientists and computer specialists have contributed their time and expertise to the development of SBML…
It is the most common form of age-related dementia, possibly the most feared disease of old age. There is no cure, and the available drugs only help to relieve…
The underlying causes of the debilitating psychiatric disorder schizophrenia remain poorly understood. In a new study published online in Genome Research March…
The purpose of a study, by Wang et al, published in the February 2010 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine was to establish a fluorescence method not…
Fruit flies use an automatic stabilizer reflex that helps them recover with precision from midflight stumbles, according to observations published online today…
That is, if your “biological clock” genes work the same way as those of a fruit fly. And they probably do.In research just published in the journal Aging,…
In a small pilot study, the test suggested that the more garlic people consumed, the lower the levels of the potential carcinogenic process were.The research…
“This is one of the very first comprehensive investigations that examined whether childhood obesity trends changed after new statewide policies were enacted in…
In 2005, almost 30% of the U.S. adult population had prediabetes, but over 90% were unaware of their prediabetes status. Although it is known that diabetes can…
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