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…
“Research on obesity and associated problems such as hypertension and type-2 diabetes has largely dealt with adults,” says Alison Ventura, doctoral candidate…
While the benefits of regular physical activity are well documented in the medical literature and the problems associated with a sedentary lifestyle are even…
In the first large-scale, prospective study to investigate the relationship between vitamin D levels and MS, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health…
Researchers at the University of Southern California have discovered a direct link between loss of testosterone and the development of an Alzheimer's-like…
The investment round was oversubscribed and was led by DFJ ePlanet Ventures with participation from existing corporate investor ResMed. BiancaMed, whose target…
A new class of anticancer drugs inhibiting the activated EGFR kinase have shown to be effective against such cancers, especially lung cancer. In a new study in…
Professor Bertil Andersson, Chief Executive of the ESF, called the two-day event that took place on 14-15 December in the capital city of Finland “an…
Retinosis Pigmentaria is a hereditary illness of the eyes of a degenerative nature. It causes a serious reduction in visual capacity and, in many cases, leads…
In the December 15 issue of Cancer Research, the researchers say over-expression of one unidentified protein and under-expression of another is 88 percent…
In a paper published in PLoS Medicine from Leiden University Medical Center of 37 patients with neuropsychiatric SLE, 21 patients with SLE, and a group of 12…
The findings, which indicate that a gene underlying a more primitive system of reproduction was likely co-opted during evolution to participate in sex-specific…
Moth ears are among the simplest in the insect world—they have only two or four vibration-sensitive neurons attached to a small eardrum. Previously, it was…
What is bronchiolitis?Bronchiolitis is the most common severe lower respiratory infection in infants. It occurs when a viral infection causes infants’ lower…
The results appear in the second issue for December 2006 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic…
The two were part of a group of 11 transplant patients who suffered clinically significant respiratory infection from HRV in both the upper and lower airways,…
“These data are very concerning because hormonal therapy for breast cancer is one of the most effective treatments in all of oncology,” said Ann Partridge, MD,…
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