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…
It is a well known fact that babies are harmed by tobacco smoke in numerous ways, but it has always been difficult to separate the effects of the mother…
People who eat at irregular times run a greater risk of developing insulin resistance and what is known as metabolic syndrome, according to a study from the…
Drilling is one of the top dental phobias and puts thousands of people off visiting their dentist every year. The new technology, which may be available in…
“In addition to helping explain the basic mechanisms of transmembrane receptor signaling, these results may identify a potential therapy for interfering with…
By mapping the developing brain cells in newly hatched midshipman fish larvae and comparing them to other species, Andrew H. Bass, Cornell professor of…
The study, published on 18th July in the journal PLoS Computational Biology, focuses on the role of oxytocin, a very important hormone recently found be…
The ambition in many quarters to scale up the production of human embryonic stem cells and move towards clinical trials requires that different laboratories…
These two illnesses also share genetic variants that might be involved in the predisposition to both disorders. A new study scheduled for publication in the…
However, these “joints,” the boundaries between psychiatric disorders, such as that between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, are far from clear. Prior…
Several industries, from pharmaceutical and chemical to food and others, require enantiomerically pure compounds for the development of their products….
Scientists have long been puzzled by how the Masai can avoid cardiovascular disease despite having a diet rich in animal fats. Researchers at Karolinska…
In a paper recently published in the journal Animal Behaviour, Smith, a student in MSU’s Department of Zoology, shows that while spotted hyenas know the value…
More than 600,000 people in Europe suffer cardiac arrest each year. Following successful CPR, patients are routinely admitted to intensive care units (ICUs)….
Professor Marc Feldmann will tell scientists attending the 2008 Congress of European Pharmacological Societies (EPHAR) – hosted by the British Pharmacological…
Emerging evidence suggests that particular drugs may benefit people from one ethnic group more than others, because of differences in their genetic makeup….
According to a study in Respirology published by Wiley-Blackwell, treatments with oral Bosentan reduces resistance in blood flow – allowing the heart and lungs…
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