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…
Dr Nicole Jones and her team discovered that during oxygen deprivation, or 'hypoxia', these proteins (HIF1á and PHD2) increase. These proteins regulate…
Studying the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness, scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered a previously unknown way of making fatty acids, a…
Opening a whole new interface between nanotechnology and neuroscience, scientists at Harvard University have used slender silicon nanowires to detect,…
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have successfully restored normal memory and synaptic function in mice suffering from Alzheimer's disease….
The study, published today in the journal Science, might lead to new medications aimed at helping patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The findings might…
Cells in an embryo divide at an amazing rate to build a whole body, but this growth needs to be controlled. Otherwise the result may be defects in embryonic…
Further study of this master switch — a gene called GATA2 — and the genes it controls may uncover a regulatory network that influences whether a person…
In the next few weeks 12 volunteers will each drink a pint of cider, while avoiding all other dietary sources of antioxidants, to give the research team a…
The findings – published in Human Immunology – build on earlier research by The University of Manchester team that had already associated one of these genes…
The PLANTON GmbH, Kiel was able to allocate subsidies of approximately 1 Million Euro in the course of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research…
“A temperature increase of one degree Celsius in spring may lead to a 50 percent increase in the prevalence of the plague bacterium,” he stated to Uniforum,…
Now, researchers at the University of Michigan and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic have uncovered two previously unknown roles for water in RNA…
Now, Zuker, Ryba, and their team of researchers have identified the cells and the receptor responsible for sour taste, the primary gateway in all mammals for…
New research published by Rice University biologists in this week's issue of Nature finds that even the simplest of social creatures – single-celled amoebae –…
The process that gives rise to mutations in DNA, or mutagenesis, is a complex one involving a series of chemical reactions, which are not completely…
Professor Fenwick, from Imperial College London, argues that up to seven neglected tropical diseases including river blindness could be brought under control,…
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