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…
They are using this knowledge to establish a novel screening technique to find drugs which mimic this longevity effect. “Right now, there are no authentic…
The aim is to avoid scaring off fish and thus biasing results from stock abundance surveys. However, comparative studies carried out by IMR show that the…
Dr Jean-Hervé Lignot (Louis Pasteur University) and Dr Robert K. Pope (Indiana University South Bend) will talk about the implications this has on the way…
Significant correlations were found between the amount of copper and lead found in washed wool from sheep and in local streams. Median copper concentration in…
Thousands of people with liver and kidney disease die every year from too much ammonia in their blood, and scientists from the United States and Japan have…
The research is a collaboration between molecular biologists and physicists. ”The molecular biologists have knowledge of how the cell functions and of the…
The findings, which were discovered by researchers in Professor Claude Desplan’s and Steve Small’s laboratories in NYU’s Center for Developmental Genetics,…
Because most proteins are very large, complex molecules made up of hundreds or thousands of amino acids, they usually must be cut up into more manageable…
Speaking at the British Neuroscience Association annual meeting in Harrogate, in association with Neuroscience Ireland, Dr Finn and his team from the…
“Our results illustrate how diet can influence gastric biochemistry”, says Emilie Combet, the post-doctoral researcher working on the project, who will be…
A team led by Dr Bhavna Kulkarni has captured the first images of how the brain processes arthritis pain, using positron emission tomography (PET) scanners…
It was previously unknown whether cellular senescence or programmed cell death – apoptosis – was the more important safeguard mechanism for suppressing tumours…
They discovered that 12 of the 8,100 people studied developed major complications after receiving epidural pain relief following an operation. Six developed…
The subject of evo-devo, which became established almost a decade ago, is particularly dependent on the six main model organisms that have been inherited from…
In findings that contradict previous studies, psychologists found that autistic children can ‘read’ a stranger’s mental state based on that person’s eyes….
The cause of the attack was ascertained through blood tests of the victims, but that was only possible once they were already infected. Today we are all more…
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