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…
“The nanoparticle can safely get past the blood-brain barrier making it an effective non-toxic tool for drug delivery,” said Sudipta Seal, an engineering…
Our bodies could not maintain their existence without thousands of proteins performing myriad vital tasks within cells. Since malfunctioning proteins can cause…
The researchers are studying timber rattlesnakes and copperheads in their Pitviper Research Project. They hope their efforts will educate the public and…
The UB research provides critical insight into why catalysis is so complex and may help pave the way for improving the design of synthetic catalysts.”The more…
This reference work was the ‘winner’ of the 12.500 Euro Amedeo Award. The textbook can be downloaded free of charge from www.tuberculosistextbook.com or from…
Their experimental data, appearing in this week's edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has provided the first evidence that a food…
– Psychologists estimate that 35 per cent of Spanish workers between 25 and 40 will have to face the syndrome this year- Tiredness, lack of appetite and…
This new technology opens up the possibility of better, faster cancer treatment and greater accessibility to the test, thanks to quicker and more…
In the largest study of its kind, cardiologist M. Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, and research specialist Adolfo A. Martinez, MD, discovered that excessive body weight…
The psychologist who led the research, which is published today in the journal ‘Current Biology’, believes stereotypes could be used to help improve how…
E. coli bacteria are found naturally in large quantities in our intestines. These bacteria do not normally cause disease, but there are several strains that…
Ms Melissa Thys, from the Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Belgium, said that this finding may be a step towards new treatments for…
Genes account for only 2.5 percent of DNA in the human genetic blueprint, yet diseases can result not only from mutant genes, but from mutations of other DNA…
“We have shown that there is a fundamental adaptive mechanism linking a species' locomotion with the sensory systems that process information about its…
Results of the study, led by researchers at Oregon State University, will be published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences….
Having a mother that smokes was found to have the biggest independent effect on cotinine in the urine – quadrupling it. Having a smoking father doubled the…
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