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 Nutrition and Behaviour Lab is part of a recent expansion of Aston’s internationally recognised research in this area by Laboratory Director, Dr Michael…
Test results prove tai chi is more than just a mind game or a placebo it really works. Li's group conducts periodic scientific and medical testing to track…
High-quality evidence supports combining the pills with standard medications in the first two years after diagnosis. “Such treatment should be made readily…
For the first time, researchers compared the effectiveness and safety of three different asthma medicines for initial daily therapy for school-aged children…
A significant number of young survivors of childhood cancers smoke, are physically inactive and/or don’t use sunscreen, according to researchers at Lombardi…
Men who have been treated for breast cancer face a significantly high risk of getting cancer once again, according to UC Irvine epidemiologists.Their study…
What do we need to make us happy? An apartment in the city centre, amenities within easy reach, your favourite bar round the corner and friends close by. To…
With the aim of extending the uses of the device in the field of health, experts at these technological centres are currently researching their application for…
In the past, the best way to find a perforation in the bowel was to administer oral or rectal contrast media then watch to see if and where the contrast media…
The research group behind the surprising results consists of Professor Jørn Hounsgaard and Post.doc Rune W. Berg from the University of Copenhagen, and…
Although, sperm are inseminated in millions each sperm goes it alone. However, under some circumstances it might be advantageous for sperm to cooperate with…
University of South Florida researchers report that a novel needle-free vaccine approach is effective and safe in clearing brain-damaging plaques from a mouse…
The work also indicated that city dwellers appear to experience a relatively decreased influence of local sun time relative to those living in more sparsely…
The research, putting proteins often linked to heart disease front and center in a brain disease whose causes remain a mystery, hark back to what German…
A test developed by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists is the first to identify which malignant blood cells are highly vulnerable to a promising type of…
The paper, “PTEN-deficient intestinal stem cells initiate intestinal polyposis” was posted to the Nature Genetics Web site on January 21.The theory that cancer…
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