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…
Long before the terms “climate change” and “energy efficiency” were on everyone’s lips, Siemens was working hard to systematically improve the impact of its…
The findings are reported in the September issue of Molecular and Cellular Biology. “It was very surprising to find an enzyme whose inhibition lessened…
Now scientists at Northwestern University have discovered why brain insulin signaling — crucial for memory formation — would stop working in Alzheimer’s…
The research team led by Joan Heller Brown, Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of pharmacology at UCSD, has demonstrated in a mouse model that a…
Like honey bee workers, wasp workers give up their reproductive capabilities and focus entirely on nurturing their larval siblings, a practice that seems to…
The protein has a crucial role in correctly targeting protein kinase A (PKA) to a molecular complex that helps control the rate and strength of heart muscle…
In the latest issue of the journal Biodiversity and Conservation, Karl-Olof Bergman, a researcher in conservation biology, and his colleagues publish the…
Pharmacy student Desmond Morrow working alongside Dr Paul McCarron and Dr Ryan Donnelly from the Queen’s Medical Biology Centre have demonstrated that a novel…
The Bioprocessing Research Industry Club (BRIC), a public-private collaboration between two Research Councils and the UK biopharmaceutical community, has…
While many people who possess these “risk alleles” do not end up with schizophrenia, this does not mean they are unaffected by the presence of the risk allele….
Capsule endoscopy led to changes in therapy for more than half of the patients studied. The research appears in the September issue of Gastrointestinal…
Professor Jiang Gu, Peking University, Beijing, China and colleagues studied post-mortem tissues of two adults – one man and one pregnant woman, and also…
Speaking at a news briefing today (Thursday) at the European Cancer Conference (ECCO 14) in Barcelona, Dr Arthur Klatsky said: “Population studies have…
In snakes, venom composition varies both between species and within a particular species. Land snakes feed on a range of animals and birds, so scientists think…
However, for a long time scientists have suspected that genetic and developmental interactions may also influence species-specific properties. Now, researchers…
The Serious Adverse Event Consortium (SAEC) is a non-profit global partnership between leading pharmaceutical companies, drug regulatory authorities and…
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