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…
Their latest work has been published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, and shows that the useful life of chard is reduced by 11 days if it…
Until now doctors have used expensive and complicated electronic devices which sent the measured data to the outside world as radio signals. On the other hand,…
Plants draw the necessary nutrients from the soil through their roots. Because they do this best with a well-branched root system, plants must form offshoots…
In this information age, increased storage capacity is a central challenge for science and technology. A team of German and Italian researchers has pursued…
Researchers say the breakthrough could provide more efficient ways of targeting diseases such as leukemia, and help in the potential development of vaccines…
After starting out in our primate ancestors 65 million years ago, one type of repetitive DNA called an Alu retrotransposon now takes up 10 percent of our…
The main effects of mercury affect the central nervous system and renal function. Over recent years the scientific community has reported an increase in…
Many of the most innovative systems have been created by a consortium of companies and research institutes working in the EU-funded ENABLED project.The project…
Most of the current diagnostic methods – biopsy analysis, biochemical tests and medical imaging – are not sufficiently sensitive. They frequently return a…
They say it may be possible to exploit the newly found trigger as a target for designer drugs that would treat cancer by forcing malignant cells to commit…
Two teams of scientists from Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a new self-assembling…
Such cells control aggressive immune cells and, thus, unwanted immune reactions by the graft can be avoided. However, to date, there were no adequate…
The work follows a study carried out by Oregon Health and Science University, which suggested a link between a gene mutation in mice and tolerance to alcohol….
Mathematical modelling is a critical component of systems biology studies of biochemical networks. However, the use and applicability of computational methods…
Because of the power of molecular genetics research in animals and the maturation of animal models, the path to identifying genes involved in particular types…
The IFT Scientific Status Summary on food packaging provides a complete overview of the latest innovations in food packaging. It begins with a brief history of…
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