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…
Now, as the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) in Mae Sot, Thailand, celebrates its twentieth anniversary, Nosten, who was recently awarded a professorship by…
The day you are born, your birth certificate carries a detailed genetic profile showing your predisposition to allergies and certain diseases, your health…
This exhaustive review of the literature, including numerous unpublished clinical studies involving over 4,000 human subjects, appeared in an article by Dr….
Dr. Edward Romond, a cancer specialist and researcher at UK HealthCare's Markey Cancer Center, was instrumental in researching and analyzing the results of two…
A new research tool developed by Susan Liebman, distinguished university professor of biological sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, may…
Importantly, the researchers found that, overall, the intervention was effective across racial and ethnic groups, with the most significant improvements among…
In addition, childhood cancer survivors who received higher doses of cranial radiation therapy to kill the cancer showed even greater risk of stroke in later…
A study published in Journal of Interventional Cardiology found that a variety of advances have allowed for the potential treatment of MR through various…
A new optical imaging technique, developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), can provide three-dimensional…
David Vosvenieks, REACH issue manager at AstraZeneca (AZ), told Chemistry & Industry that two companies supplying intermediates required for two AZ drugs – one…
For the first time scientists, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), have recorded 'chemical exchanges' undetectable by…
As reported in this week’s edition of the journal Nature (pg 259, Vol. 444, 16 November 2006) Professor Simon Shepherd has constructed an algorithm that can…
This means in some cases that humans can produce a protein that the chimpanzee lacks and vice versa. The study, being published in the November issue of the…
Transcription is the first step in the process cells employ to read and carry out the out instructions contained in genes. Transcription is carried out by a…
It's the same for a cell–just before it divides, it recruits protein complexes that repair breakage that may have occurred along the linear DNA chains making…
In a study of island lizards exposed to a new predator, the scientists found that natural selection dramatically changed direction over a very short time,…
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