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…
This research, promoted by the Fundación BBVA and the Hospital Clínic in Manhiça (Mozambique), demonstrates that the intermittent treatment with…
The diagnosis of medically unexplained symptoms is a problem that affects millions of people and can tax an already over-burdened health care system, according…
In a pair of studies published on the Journal of Clinical Oncology website http://www.jco.org/early_release/, and slated to appear in the journal's Aug. 1…
The Guidelines offer principles and best practices for human genetic testing by encouraging high quality laboratory practices in the collection and handling of…
Bioanalytical and diagnostic test methods are often based on the recognition of biomolecules by other biomolecules. However, biochemical events such as these…
“Our discovery of this new signaling pathway adds to fundamental information about how cells work together during the remodeling of tissues and organs,” said…
Italian heart specialists are calling on health care providers throughout Europe to give urgent consideration to introducing ECG screening for all babies at…
Early results of a study by Professor Francesco Cappuccio of the University of Warwick's Warwick Medical School were presented to the International AC21…
Researchers, working with colleagues at St George’s, University of London, are developing drugs designed to stop allergens from entering the body, so rendering…
The problem is that the current methods of disease testing are still associated with too many misdiagnoses. Now however, research by Portuguese and Norwegian…
Breast cancer is still the most common malignancy among women with half a million deaths every year and one in nine of all females in the western world…
Researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School observed…
Working in the labs of Whitehead Member Paul Matsudaira and MIT professor Douglas Lauffenburger, postdoctoral researcher Muhammad Zaman discovered that cells…
In a new study, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine researchers suggest there may be a way to prevent these complications before they occur….
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have isolated a new source of adult stem cells that appear to have the potential to…
The findings, which are currently available online at the journal’s Website, were reported by a team of scientists at the University of California, San Diego…
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