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…
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that can cause major disability. There currently is no cure. “This study is one of the first to provide…
“Undesirable” evolution in fish – which makes their bodies grow smaller and fishery catches dwindle — can actually be reversed in a few decades' time by…
In a study published in the open access journal BMC Biology, researchers show that its effectiveness against a number of susceptible Lepidopteran species…
To understand how different materials are taken up and what happens within the cells can for example facilitate the development of new vaccines.”The immune…
Previously found to increase glucose production by the liver during fasting, the culprit—a protein known as CREB—is also activated in fat tissue of obese mice…
The discovery, published today in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals how boosting T cell immunity could better protect…
Bones in the skulls and face of sufferers fuse together prematurely causing a range of distressing developmental problems. Some of the affected children also…
Kevin Keener designed a device consisting of a set of high-voltage coils attached to a small transformer that generates a room-temperature plasma field inside…
“Our findings support multiple nutrition recommendations that men should limit intake to no more than two alcoholic beverages per day and women should limit…
In macular degeneration, the most common form of adult blindness, patients progressively lose vision in the center of their visual field, thereby depriving the…
Induced by global warming, regions of oxygen-poor water – so-called oxgen minimum zones – are expanding in the world's oceans. That has significant…
The new strain of HIV has already been used to demonstrate one method for preventing infection and, with a little tweaking, could be a valuable model for…
A key item in the developmental agenda of a plant leaf is the establishment of an axis that makes a leaf's top half distinct from its bottom half. This…
“This finding will have important implications in vaccine science and autoimmune disease therapy development,” said Michael Gunn, M.D., an immunologist and…
“We hope that these stem cells will form the basis for treatment for many diseases and conditions that are currently considered incurable,” said Dr. Nagy,…
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Yale University School of Medicine and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, have…
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