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…
“For the first time, we were able to cure mice of a very aggressive human breast tumor,” said Dr. Rachel Schiff, assistant professor in the Breast Center at…
University of South Florida neuroscientist Brian Giunta, MD, reported the findings May 1 at Experimental Biology 2007 in Washington, DC. His presentation was…
Duke University Medical Center researchers believe their findings could help physicians identify patients at risk of suffering mental decline after heart…
The amount of tungsten in tree rings from Fallon quadrupled between 1990 and 2002, whereas the amount in tree rings from nearby towns remained the same,…
Nearly 18,000 Swedes undergo surgery for a fractured hip each year. Nearly all of these are elderly women.”A fractured hip is a disability, it causes pain, it…
The aims of this review were to survey the available literature on residual symptoms of depression, to introduce new targets for therapy and to outline a more…
“Our study is important because it shows that magnesium wasting will occur in all patients…[Previously,] hypomagnesaemia was thought to be restricted to an…
Endorsed by Patient Information Groups across Europe, the leaflets are already in English, and are currently being translated into Polish, Romanian and…
The research will be presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference in Baltimore on May 10.The new imaging system is based on Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), which uses light to obtain high-resolution, cross-sectional images of the eye to visualize subtle changes that occur in retinal disease. OCT was developed in the early 1990s by MIT Professor James Fujimoto, Eric Swanson at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and collaborators; Fujimoto is an author of the report to be presented in May….
Scientists have shown that a tiny microRNA molecule called miR-155, plays a critical role in immune defence and may be a lynchpin in the immune system. The…
Scientists from the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Lund University and Novartis today announced the discovery of three unsuspected regions of human DNA…
The anti-hepatitis C activity of the protein, called “p21-activated kinase 1” (PAK1), was discovered by scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch at…
An article detailing the colorimetric screening technology and its success detecting mercury will be published online April 27 by Angewandte Chemie, the…
Alcohol is responsible for up to 25% of all hospital admissions and up to 70% of attendances at A&E. Nearly six million adults in the UK engage in binge…
GSK has received a £4 million award from the Trust to accelerate development of compounds for the treatment of Gram-negative bacteria which are becoming…
The Stanford group was one of the five sites that helped determine that the genetic test can identify patients who are at high risk of developing cirrhosis…
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