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…
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Malaria Research Institute have developed a new test for detecting the malaria parasite in…
Their findings, scientists say, could lead to the identification of a new treatment “target” to help the estimated 17 million asthma sufferers in the United…
In mammals, the production of new brain cells occurs primarily at the time the nervous system is developing, although certain brain areas generate neurons…
The interest in and the knowledge of gene expression profiling in medical science has exploded since the completion of the human genome project in 2003….
The dynamics of evolution are fully in play within the environment of a tumor, just as they are in forests and meadows, oceans and streams. This is the view of…
Researchers from Brookhaven’s biology department and the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) characterized a component of the virus that will be the…
Their study, published in the advance online edition of Genes and Development on Nov. 17, demonstrates that vertebrate regeneration is under the control of the…
“The moment I discovered there was this elegant, orderly chart that encompassed chemistry, I fell in love with the periodic table,” said Eric Scerri, a UCLA…
The results confirm that a gene known as “fruitless” is a key factor underlying sexual differences in behavior. The findings mark a milestone in an unlikely…
University of Oregon researchers have identified protein interactions that regulate the response of cells to steroid hormones. The discovery, they say, could…
While scientists have used knowledge of illusions to further our understanding of the mind, magicians have learned to master the art of deception for…
The findings uncover a stark contrast between chimpanzee behavior and that of humans, their primate cousins. The basis for this difference may lie in the fact…
The findings, reported by Elizabeth Pilon-Smits of Colorado State University and colleagues there and at the University of California, Berkeley, appear in the…
However, this complex, so-called ritualized behavior is not widely known to occur among invertebrate species. Researchers have now reported that male…
In a systematic review of previously published studies researchers, Edward Mills and colleagues, looked at studies in both developed and developing country…
But the drug can also cause severe birth defects if it is taken by pregnant women. What is the best way to prevent pregnant women from taking the drug, and to…
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