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…
Oddly, the gene and a related “pathway” – a chain of molecular events – is not required for normal nerve development in embryos, the researchers report in the…
Recent studies by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies offer new insights about the pores’ lifespan and how their longevity affects their…
Genes that contain instructions for making proteins make up less than 2% of the human genome. Yet, for unknown reasons, most of our genome is transcribed into…
The targeted destruction of specific proteins is an important means of regulation for many cellular pathways. This is typically managed through the process…
Rewarding stimuli and addictive drugs both enhance the activity of dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the brain. Drugs of abuse, such as…
Evolutionary biologists use two ways to study the evolution of prehistoric plants and animals: firstly they use radioactive dating techniques to put fossils in…
This research was undertaken by a team led by Professor Samuel Lo Chun-lap of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology in the University’s…
In order to generate as many proteins as possible at the same time, several ribosomes cluster together to form an “industrial complex” – the polysome – and…
“Had it not been for UND and the support of that University, we would never be where we are now,” he said.Glynn’s referring to a collaboration between…
Michael Sand led a team of researchers from the University of Bochum, Germany, and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), who analysed 10,189…
A new and simple urine test can detect polyomavirus nephropathy, a relatively new and serious complication that affects up to 9% of kidney transplant…
In the published study, led by Edward P. Feener, Ph.D., an Investigator in the Section on Vascular Cell Biology at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Associate…
The study, directed by the center’s director Giulio Superti-Furga, appears today in the online advanced publication route of the journal Nature Immunology. The…
SLE is an autoimmune disease, with symptoms of varying severity including include painful or swollen joints, unexplained fever and extreme fatigue. An…
Professionals and patient groups across Europe welcome continuation of pioneering work by EU-funded projectFollowing the major success of its initial 11…
The first map of the level of alien plant invasions in European Union was published in the Wiley-Blackwell journal Diversity and Distributions.An international…
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