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…
Among nature's more interesting wonders is the ability of many lizard species to escape their predators. When caught in a vulnerable position, they simply drop…
Although these unconscious flicks, also known as microsaccades, had long been considered mere “motor noise,” researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological…
Writing last week (Feb. 12) in the journal Science, a multi-institutional team of researchers reports the sequences for all of the 99 known strains of cold…
In einer institutsübergreifenden Kooperation ist es Wissenschaftlern der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz gelungen, weitere Einsichten in die körpereigenen…
In a study published online on Feb. 12 in Circulation Research, a journal of the American Heart Association, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health…
Ungar will be part of a seminar that includes a panel of experts addressing different aspects of the evolution of human diet. The seminar is part of the…
Taking advantage of this remarkable evolutionary conservation, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies transformed the fruit fly into a…
The strategy promises to clarify the longstanding mystery of the role played by vast stretches of DNA sequence that do not code for the functional…
Their findings, published online January 9 in Experimental Diabetes Research, could provide a potential new target for therapy.Pamela Itkin-Ansari, Ph.D.,…
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) have found that an enzyme associated with the synthesis of fat in the body is also an…
A team of scientists, speaking today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, called for new awareness of the…
“We basically design molecules that actually go into the cell and do an analysis of the cellular state before delivering the therapeutic punch,” said Christina…
“We wanted to get to a strategy to predict what a face will look like,” said Mark D. Shriver, associate professor of biological anthropology. “We want to…
“Increased triglycerides after a meal are known predictors of cardiovascular disease,” says Monell Member and study lead author Karen L. Teff, PhD, a metabolic…
Although it can be life-threatening, most people recover with few remaining problems. The disorder often occurs after an infection; the body's immune system…
In a study that appears in the February issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research,…
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