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…
Until now, scientists assumed that these two poles develop in all epithelial cells in the same manner – irrespective of whether they are located in the heart,…
You don't need a wine expert to identify a '74 Pinot Noir from Burgundy – a handheld “electronic tongue” devised by European scientists will tell you the grape…
With heart disease maintaining top billing as the leading cause of death in the United States, a team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine…
Research published today in BioMed Central’s open access journal Genome Biology adds weight to the theory that schizophrenia is a costly by-product of human…
FOXA2 may become the focus for new therapies to treat diseases that involve the regulation of bile salts. The study was published online this week in Nature…
For the first time, chemists of Prof. Martina Havenith's and Prof. Martin Gruebele's group have “picturised” the spectacle of protein folding in water by THz…
For example, twenty gold atoms form a tetrahedron, a sort of pyramid. The nineteen-atom cluster is a truncated pyramid, which can be formed by cutting off one…
Scientists from The Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton and the University of California discovered that the underlying process in tumor formation is…
Endometriosis is a condition whereby patches of the inner lining of the womb appear in parts of the body other than the womb cavity. It can cause severe pain…
Antioxidants are substances that may protect our cells against the effects of free radicals. Antioxidant substances include beta-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C…
The species — which is as thin as a spaghetti noodle and small enough to rest comfortably on a U.S. quarter –was discovered by Blair Hedges, an evolutionary…
The team, led by Professor Fred Fandrich from the University of Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel, Germany, has developed a technique based on tailor-made regulatory…
The inconsistencies in care also suggest that there is much to do before quality improvement initiatives, such as pay-for-performance, can be instituted…
In an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), neuroradiologists and neurologists of the University hospitals of Heidelberg and Würzburg have been able to…
The architecture of haematopoiesis – which is the process by which all blood cells originate – is essentially the same throughout the mammal world, report…
Infections following treatment in clinics, retirement homes, and long-term care facilities are a grave problem for patients, and resistant germs can be…
Feedback
