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 findings, by lead author Peggy Porter, M.D., of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, in collaboration with colleagues from nine other institutions,…
Biotechnologist Dr Doug Lester and PhD student Hemanth Tummala were searching for the genetic mutation that causes blindness in certain chickens, but their…
Thousands of statin users worldwide are suffering preventable heart attacks, simply because they are not complying with their treatment or are taking too low a…
A study published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine reveals that monitoring changes in grey matter density over time using brain scans could help…
In a study in the December issue of The Female Patient, physicians at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia present a case history of a…
The research, published in October’s issue of the prestigious journal Social Science and Medicine, could lead the medical profession to rethink the way it…
The study funded by the UK’s largest independent medical charity, the Wellcome Trust, will explore the marketing of commercial ‘nutrigenomic’ tests, which…
Researchers from the Royal Victoria Hospital and Queen’s University Belfast have just published the results of a clinical trial looking at the effects of high…
The initiative involves the establishment of a national research network to undertake important clinical studies into the safety and effectiveness of medicines…
Tests by scientists at Sheffield Hallam University have proven that easy-on, an infection control coating, allows bacteria to be completely wiped off surfaces,…
The young Rothamsted scientists walked away with prizes including £1,000 after impressing judges at the final of Biotechnology YES with their hypothetical…
After just two years of PhD research, she will receive her doctorate degree based on this research subject on December 11. Maaike Kroon (25) is regarded as an…
How does the protein recognize a particular binding site” Structural changes in both the protein and DNA, sometimes with the DNA within the complex kinked or…
In fact, most patients on the drug regimen do so well that, according to blood tests, their immune cells appear to return to pre-HIV levels. But two new…
In this month's American Naturalist (Dec. 2006) and the Nov. 2006 issue of Evolution, Indiana University Bloomington scientists present an entirely new…
For some species, such as bumble bees, this is the source of many of the males in the species. But in others, like the honeybee, workers “police” each other –…
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