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…
But domestic dogs bark more than other animals for reasons related to their 10,000-year history of hanging around human food refuse dumps. Biologically…
“Until now most of the thinking has suggested that to be a good competitor in the forest, you have to be a big plant,” says Queen's Biology professor Lonnie…
The brain tumor afflicting Sen. Edward Kennedy – a glioblastoma – is the most aggressive and wily form of brain cancer. It has foiled researchers' decades-long…
Drugs that block a growth factor receptor on brain cells may prevent epilepsy after brain damage, according to a new study appearing in the July 15 issue of…
“Our results suggest there is hope for children who experience these headaches and for their parents, who also deal with the frustration and considerable…
That is the conclusion drawn by Professor Per Erik Ahlberg, Uppsala University, from his discovery of a so-called “clasper” in a primitive fossil fish earlier…
The discovery, which shows that a process dubbed the DDR (DNA Damage Response) also controls communication from cell to cell, has implications for both cancer…
In recent years, much research has focused on understanding precisely what the bacterium S aureus does within the host to disrupt the immune system. Despite…
The current drug discovery process is arduous, requiring identification of potential drug targets, synthesis of large collections of molecular compounds that…
The study is the first to use high-throughput sequencing to uncover active genes in developing brains, and it is likely the best evidence thus far for the…
The team, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and based at the University of Dundee has examined the genome sequence…
In a paper published in the July issue of Analytical Chemistry, John Brennan and his research team at McMaster University, working with the Sentinel Bioactive…
The interaction represented produced the famous explanation of the structure of DNA, but the model pictured is a stiff snapshot of idealized DNA. As…
HDAC8 overexpression is associated with a poor prognosis in human neuroblastoma patients. “As there are many different isoforms of histone deacetylases, it is…
In a study appearing in the July issue of Archives of Neurology, researchers found the pesticide beta-HCH (hexachlorocyclohexane) in 76 percent of people with…
The study is being presented at the Alzheimer's Association 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD), in Vienna on July 13. While previous…
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