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…
Frozen biological material, for example food, can be kept for a long time without perishing. A study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden is…
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are studying mechanisms that enable the prolonged good health and slowed aging of…
It may be these different smells that contribute to the formation of new species. This is shown in a new study from Lund University in Sweden.It was previously…
At first they can hardly move forward, then they start to crawl and finally – after having stood up straight by themselves for the first time – they are filled…
It is often assumed that remaining flexible by trying different strategies when negotiating a difficult interaction is optimal, but this may not be the case if…
If someone ever calls you a “dirty rat,” consider it a compliment. A new discovery published online in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) shows that…
About one in 3,500 people are affected with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a disease of the retina's visual cells that eventually leads to blindness. Now, a…
Three specific biomarkers provide an accurate indication of the severity of Chikungunya fever (CHIKF), which is emerging as a threat in South-East Asia, the…
The International Rice Functional Genomics Consortium recently announced the public availability of more than 200,000 rice mutant lines, which represent…
By this measure, T cells, or white blood cells, from patients with the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis are worn out and prematurely aged, scientists at…
As synthetic biologists cram more and more genes into microbes to make genetically engineered organisms produce ever more complex drugs and chemicals, two…
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have done to laboratory zebrafish exactly what many people still do to themselves –…
Nutritionists are nearly unanimous in recommending that Americans should eat significantly more omega-3 fatty acids and consume them in foods, not in vitamin…
The study is based on data from three national surveys made by the National Board of Health and Welfare in 1987, Swedish National Institute of Public Health in…
Registered pharmacist Daniel Röshammar has in his thesis studied the optimal use of certain pharmaceutical substances that are used to combat HIV/AIDS and…
It is therefore important for the health services to be aware of this and have support functions in place for the whole family, and not just for the person who…
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