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…
People with schizophrenia, a mental illness affecting about one per cent of the population, are known to be immune to certain vision illusions. The latest…
The patients all had a recurrent malignant glioma known as alkylator-refractory anaplastic oligodendroglioma (AO), for which there is no existing standard…
Professor Jonathan Sprent and Dr Kylie Webster from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research, in collaboration with colleagues, Dr Shane Grey and Stacey…
The findings, reported in the April 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, go a long way toward addressing concerns about the value of…
In a large genome-wide association study the researchers scanned the genomes of more than 9600 participants from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.”Our…
When a fertilized ovum is to grow into a viable organism during its embryonic development, one of the things the cells need to know is where left and right…
The term aptamer means something like “fitting pieces” (from the Latin word aptus, meaning to fit, and the Greek word meros, meaning piece). Aptamers consist…
“It was either eat it or move out,” says biology Professor Denise Dearing, senior author of the study, published online Tuesday, April 7 in the journal…
A swarm of tiny machines, speeding in concert through the bloodstream to repair an organ or deliver a drug to its target area, microrobots working together to…
Every year around 1000 Swedish infants are born more than two months prematurely. Preterm infants are at increased risk of damage to several important organs,…
It is estimated that 5-10 percent of adults in the United States have RLS and the disorder often has a substantial impact on sleep, daily activities and…
Conversely, the data could also help scientists develop better treatments for various diseases. Pharmaceutical companies rely on basic research to identify new…
“Researchers can now develop ways to kill parasites by placing roadblocks in the path they use to destroy their victims,” says Greenbaum. The team discovered…
As organisms go through the stages of life, hormones coordinate the changes. Nuclear receptors respond to hormones to coordinate stage transitions, but how…
Chemists at New York University and Harvard University have created a bipedal, autonomous DNA “walker” that can mimic a cell's transportation system. The…
NADH, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, is a key coenzyme — a non-protein molecule necessary for the functioning of an enzyme — found mostly in the inner…
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