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 study found that over the past 40 years rates of AMI diagnosed by ECG decreased by 50%, whereas rates of AMI diagnosed exclusively by infarction biomarkers…
Malaria is transmitted to humans through bites from mosquitoes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 350 million and 500…
A future sensor may take away a patient's breath while simultaneously determining whether the patient has breast cancer, lung cancer, diabetes or asthma. A…
Loss of thinking power is a fear shared by many aging baby boomers. That fear has resulted in a budding industry for brain training products – exercises such…
A family of genes known as the “FET” genes has been investigated in the work presented in the thesis. This family contains three genes that are found in…
Gray or white hair develops with advancing age in an entirely natural aging process which results in the generation of less and less color pigments. Researchers of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany und the University of Bradford in Great Britain have now unlocked the secret of hair turning white or gray in old age. According to them, free oxygen radicals are significantly involved in the loss of hair color. “The originator of the entire process is hydrogen peroxide, which we also know as a bleaching agent,” explains Professor Heinz Decker of the Institute of Biophysics at Mainz University….
The study, in the journal Structure, reveals that after eons of gradual evolution, proteins suddenly experienced a “big bang” of innovation. The active regions…
The alga — a simple one-celled algae called Cyanidioschyzon — thrives in extremely toxic conditions and chemically modifies arsenic that occurs naturally…
More than 150 years after a small Eurasian tree named tamarisk or saltcedar started taking over river banks throughout the U.S. Southwest, saltcedar leaf…
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine have identified a key to eye development — a…
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have found that this worm has evolved a surprisingly optimistic genetic strategy to cope with…
In a preliminary “proof of concept” study in rabbits, Johns Hopkins scientists safely and successfully delivered therapeutic stem cells via intramuscular…
Current preimplantation genetic diagnosis techniques can detect mutations in very small bits of genes or DNA, but, until now, it wasn't easy to detect…
Indiana University researchers found promising results in an exploratory study involving yoga practice by older adults who expressed a fear of falling. After a…
“Obesity significantly increases the risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke and some cancers,” says Dr. Matthew During, senior author and professor…
Interventional radiologists are fitting together the puzzle pieces of how to use stem cells to create new or more blood vessels to treat peripheral arterial…
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