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…
Plants adapt their growth, including key steps in their life cycle such as germination and flowering, to take advantage of environmental conditions. They can…
A liquid that changes its color “on demand” and can take on any color of the rainbow one desires? A research team headed by Yadong Yin at the University of…
This tradeoff has led to the development of various drug-sparing HIV-1 treatment strategies, which often results in the emergence of resistant viruses and…
Besides genetic disposition, drinking behaviour is affected by culture, upbringing and the immediate social environment. Among young people alcohol use is a…
An expert from the country’s newest Vet School will tell a symposium in London that studying tumours in dogs and humans could give us a better understanding of…
Ultimately, the mouse model could pave the way for developing new therapies to prevent lung transplant rejection – a major problem that limits the long-term…
Key to understanding biological evolution is an important, but elusive, connection, known as the genotype-phenotype relationship, which translates the survival…
To protect us from disease our immune system employs macrophages, cells that roam our body in search of disease-causing bacteria. With the help of long…
The findings – published in the top scientific journal Nature – could rapidly advance research into the next generation of painkillers for relief of chronic…
MicroRNA are small RNA molecules that regulate gene expression, and by acting on many different proteins and different cellular mechanisms in skin and immune…
The human genome has already been mapped, as have the genomes of several other organisms. On the other hand, little has been known how genes are copied and…
Smell and sight are two sensory systems that are crucial to our ability to perceive the world around us. The ability to sense smells is established by the…
The research team, led by University of Illinois biochemistry professor John A. Gerlt, is the first to use a computational approach to accurately predict a…
Dr Bernhard Gerber and colleagues from the University of Zurich, Switzerland rounded up 160 Bernese Mountain Dogs and 62 control dogs, predominantly from other…
“Proven prevention methods need to be scaled up rapidly,” says Elliot Marseille, the project director and lead author of the report. “Therefore, the fact that…
“There is a lot to consider when designing furniture for senior citizens,” says SPECIFURN coordinator Josef Bartak of Form, in the Czech Republic. “We need to…
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