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…
“There’s no little man sitting there, putting the protein in the right place,” said Don Arnold, a molecular and computational biologist at USC College.“Proteins have to have in them encoded information that tells them where to go in the cell.”…
Strong evidence developed at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and elsewhere shows that sugary drinks are an important contributor to the epidemic rise of…
The incidence of lung diseases continues to increase in the world’s populations. For example, one in seven persons in the UK is affected by some form of…
But researchers at Northwestern University have shown that it could be possible to control a limb by stimulating groups of muscles rather than individual…
The fertile soil of California's Central Valley has long made it famous as one of the nation's prime crop-growing regions. But it's not just the soil that…
Ji-Young Bae, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Young-Hee Kang, presented results of the two-part study on Tuesday, April 21, at the Experimental…
Studies show that each year, nearly 200,000 people in the U.S suffer a heart attack but may not realize it. These “silent” heart attacks aren't noted because…
“The field of cancer research has evolved to the point where the identification of the mutations that cause tumors has changed how we treat patients in a…
Researchers have determined the structure of a key genetic mechanism at work in bacteria, including some that are deadly to humans, in an important step toward…
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) may have found a way to stop the often-rapid spread of deadly brain tumors.A gene with the…
Kapakahines, marine-derived natural products isolated from a South Pacific sponge in trace quantities, have shown anti-leukemia potential, but studies have…
Finally some promising news about pancreatic cancer, one of the most fatal cancers, due to the difficulties of early detection and the lack of effective…
Speaking on April 19 at the Experimental Biology 2009 meeting in New Orleans, Dr. Kristine Krajnak, a team leader in the Engineering and Control Technologies…
“We know that a pathway called SRC is involved in cell proliferation in certain types of cancers, including some ovarian cancers,” said Deanna Teoh, M.D., a…
A collaboration between more than 70 researchers across the globe has uncovered nine new genes on the X chromosome that, when knocked-out, lead to learning…
They found that high levels of a particular enzyme in the blood are an indicator that chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) – the most common form of adult…
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