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…
Already more than ten years ago, the finding of photosynthetically actice organisms inside sponges raised the question, how they could survive there in an…
One reason is that medical research is conducted in highly fragmented groups focusing on specific pathways or components leading to drugs that turn out not to…
Insulin resistance is characterized by the lack of tissue response to insulin and is counteracted by a greater production of insulin by the pancreas. When the…
Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics (KanGO), including University of Melbourne, ANU, WEHI, University of Sydney, University of…
The findings, which involved nearly two dozen institutions from six different countries, appear in the Nov. 7 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics.In epilepsy, nerve cells in the brain signal abnormally and cause repeated seizures that can include strange sensations, severe muscle spasms and loss of consciousness. The seizures may not have lasting effects but can affect activities, such as limiting a person's ability to drive. Most seizures do not cause brain damage but some types of epilepsy lead to physical disabilities and cognitive problems. Medications can control symptoms, but there is no cure….
Jean-Marie Robine, Inserm research director, conducted research within the scope of the European Health Expectancy Monitoring Unit to answer this question. The…
When Hiromu Sakurai and colleagues from the Suzuka University of Medical Science, Japan, gave the drug orally to type I diabetic mice, they found it reduced…
Now, for the first time, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a way to obtain repeated “snapshots” of the location and…
Growth hormone is naturally produced in the body and stimulates the release of another hormone called insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Studies on mice…
Nestled within the metal pyramid is the heart of the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS)-the first deep-sea ocean observatory offshore of the…
These findings, by Sérgio Dias and his team, are to appear in the new issue of the journal PLoSOne(*), and have implications for the development of new…
This insight opens up the possibilities for developing new treatments to treat these devastating progressive conditions. The research is published today (17…
This is potentially good news, say the researchers, who published their study in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology. If this protein — known as…
A study of how one protein enzyme, BubR1, helps make sure chromosomes are equally distributed during mitosis might explain how the process of cell division…
The Elderly Simulation Experience, forms part of a two-day workshop designed by Eisai to provide their staff with a deeper understanding of the experiences of…
Many scientists have considered using cloning to resurrect extinct animals frozen in permafrost, such as the woolly mammoth. This has proven to be difficult…
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