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…
A paper announcing the results will be published in the journal Science on 2 November, 2008. The team was led by William J. Murphy, associate professor in the…
Danish researchers have now developed a method, which can help expose a complicated but crucial part of the immune system's defence mechanisms. This method can…
VIB scientists connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, in collaboration with the Flemish biotech company ThromboGenics, have been studying the…
SIDS is defined as “the sudden death of an infant under one year of age, which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance…
According to an initial definition developed by a panel of experts from the Betty Ford Institute, recovery is “a voluntarily maintained lifestyle characterized…
Bolstering disintegrating neural connections may help boost brainpower in Alzheimer's disease patients, MIT researchers and colleagues will report in the Nov….
Tommi Nyman of the University of Joensuu in Finland together with colleagues from Sweden and Germany uncovered a food web involving willow trees, sawflies, and…
Fungal infections (mycoses) were once seen as exotic diseases, but this is changing rapidly. Although rarely life-threatening in healthy patients, fungal…
According to the results now published, stress induces the production of amyloid beta (Aâ) peptide – the molecule associated with the neural plaques…
Minocycline is an off-the shelf anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic drug that is neuroprotective in animal models of stroke, trauma, and neurodegenerative…
Fruit flies are a useful model for investigating the contribution genes make to human alcohol sensitivity because, like humans, fruit flies can get 'drunk' if…
In a paper published in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE, a team of experts, including researchers from the University of Canterbury, says the number…
In a study published in the journal Rheumatology, researchers asked patients to look at a reflection of one arm whilst moving their other in a different…
The public associate visibly dirty wards with increasing rates of MRSA, but there is little evidence for the effectiveness of basic cleaning on reducing the…
They are collaborating on research into the technological properties of composites that have a better capacity to adapt to the skeleton, thereby hopefully…
A gsm which measures your heartbeat and blood pressure using simple sensors is not a distant possibility; it is just a small innovation away from our present…
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