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…
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have shown for the first time that a genetic malfunction found in marine crustaceans called…
Registration is now open for classrooms around the globe to participate in “Extreme 2008: A Deep-Sea Adventure,” an exciting virtual field trip to the ocean's…
Amines are needed for the production of pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, agrochemicals, plastics, dyes, pigments, and additives. Most important are compounds…
The mysteries of the human genome are slowly being revealed – but the more we uncover the more complicated the picture becomes. This was one key message to…
A team from the UK’s John Innes Centre, the Scripps Research Institute in California and the Institut Pasteur in Paris have identified a stable, modifiable…
Dr John Bailey of the Department of Biology has been researching the invasive weed since the 1980s. The research continues with PhD students Michelle…
The conclusion follows a comprehensive review of records of the frequencies of dental cavities in both prehistoric and living human populations from research…
The EUREYE study, led by Astrid Fletcher, Professor of Epidemiology of Ageing at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, is the first to report in…
A new study published in Bioscience Hypotheses, a recently launched Elsevier journal, proposes that some people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease experience a…
Dr Mohammad Shamssain and his research team recently completed a two phase study into the prevalence and severity of asthma in children in the North-East….
Identification of a previously unknown gene linked to knee arthritis provides new therapeutic target Molecular geneticists in Japan and China have identified a…
A new study sheds light on the molecular machinery required for reining in cellular signals that, if unleashed, could result in pathological inflammationResearchers in Japan have identified part of the mechanism responsible for preventing prolonged—and potentially dangerous—activation of immune cells called T lymphocytes (1). Each decorated with a unique surface receptor (TCR) capable of detecting pathogenic foreign proteins, T lymphocytes circulate throughout the body patrolling for invading microorganisms. Upon encounter with rogue proteins, TCRs trigger—via a complex of CD3 signaling proteins—intracellular events that orchestrate release of pro-inflammatory mediators called cytokines….
Versatile reaction could help greenhouse gas become a more useful synthetic chemicalRIKEN chemists have developed a catalyst that should allow carbon dioxide…
This article reports on what is happening at the forefront of chemical genetics and chemical genomics, which are currently hot topics for both basic and…
A whole series of other nitrate esters have been subsequently put to use as explosives and fuels. A research team led by David E. Chavez at Los Alamos National…
The study appears in the October issue of the journal of Molecular Endocrinology.In the U.S., 1,000 to 2,000 children are born with anencephaly each year. Most…
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