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 could help predict whether breast tumors will metastasize and also reveal potential drug targets for preventing metastasis. The study will appear…
Though theoretical, the work points to the critical importance of what has been a poorly appreciated aspect of the interaction between a virus and those…
Inside, blood vessels are lined with a single layer of cells. On their surface, these cells bear specific adhesive proteins by means of which they stick close…
Through gene modification the plants have acquired the capacity to produce a protein that is part of the virus, and the project has taken a giant step forward…
With the costs of genome sequencing rapidly decreasing, and with the infrastructure now developed for almost anyone with access to a computer to cheaply store,…
Researchers agree it is extremely difficult to identify a pandemic event before it is under way and spreading from person to person, yet the timeliness of this…
Patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are heavy users of long-term care services, especially nursing home care, with estimated annual costs…
However, Katarina Nilsson Helander, MD, PhD at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, now suggests that surgery may be unnecessary….
“This new risk index could be very important both for research and for people at risk of developing dementia and their families,” said study author Deborah E….
But now, Baylor University researchers have built a custom mechanical horse to help those with physical and mental impairments get the same benefit from…
Kammer and her team studied 12 trained cyclists, 8 male and 4 female. In contrast to many sports nutrition studies, however, the exercise protocol was designed…
Now, a large, international collaboration between Arizona State University, the University of California San Diego and the University of British Columbia, has…
A consequence of the different cancers of the hepatobiliary system is blocked bile ducts. However, artificial catheters known as “stents” can remediate this…
Vascular smooth muscle cells undergo a process in diseases such as atherosclerosis or normal tissue damage caused by balloon angioplasty where they transition…
They found a decreased ability of blood vessels to relax resulted from increased activity of a natural mechanism for altering protein form and function, says…
At the moment, no laundering process on the market has been proven and certified as virucidal because methods for in situ testing under actual working…
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