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 work is reported in the July 12th issue of the journal Current Biology by a team of researchers including Damien Caillaud and colleagues from the…
Human memory is a mental scrapbook, filled with moments of luminous happiness or unforgettable sorrow. We remember the day we said “I do,” and the first…
When Yuri Gorby discovered that a microbe which transforms toxic metals can sprout tiny electrically conductive wires from its cell membrane, he reasoned this…
The treatment is complex and requires the close collaboration of the Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Conventional and Interventionist Radiology, Hepatology…
Methadone at appropriate doses has been demonstrated to be the most effective means for retaining patients in treatment and suppressing heroin use. The study…
Scientists and doctors in Trondheim have recently adopted a technology that was originally developed for military use: an earplug that acts both as hearing…
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are utilizing a protein to “switch on” the ability to repair damaged heart tissue. By…
Not only jewelry-loving ladies but also scientists and technologists are fascinated by gold–particularly in the form of the smallest clumps imaginable. Gold…
“Many drugs block the function of enzymes, essentially turning them off ,” said Gary Glick, who is the Werner E. Bachmann Collegiate Professor of Chemistry at…
The chopping up of a cell's DNA occurs in response to damage, for example, from ultraviolet light, and appears to be a means of killing the cell before it can…
In the July 7, 2006, issue of the journal Science, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) describe experiments that may soon…
“Maintaining genome integrity is crucial for cell survival,” says Jef Boeke, Ph.D., Sc.D., the report's senior author, a professor of molecular biology and…
“These chemicals are potent inhibitors of an enzyme called betaine-homocysteine-S-methyltransferase (BHMT),” said Garrow.”BHMT catalyzes a reaction that…
“These chemicals are potent inhibitors of an enzyme called betaine-homocysteine-S-methyltransferase (BHMT),” said Garrow.”BHMT catalyzes a reaction that…
Their discovery, detailed in the July 7 issue of the journal Science, is one of the first to demonstrate how a small change in a single nucleotide—the smallest…
Because the underlying technology, PCR amplification, is now routine in all molecular genetics laboratories, there has been an implicit assumption that MSI…
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