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…
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common kind of cancer in children. T-ALL, a subtype that resembles T-lymphocytes, can be treated successfully…
One strategy to fight cancer is to target its Achilles' heel – the addiction to growth-promoting proteins. However, as many of these so-called cancer drivers…
AI methods enable machines to autonomously operate, carry out analyses and make decisions in complex situations. These characteristics make AI systems…
Almost all cells of the human body present fragments of cellular proteins on their surface, so-called human leukocyte antigens or HLA peptides, which play an…
Specifically, the researchers have succeeded in mathematically modelling the emergence and interaction between so-called “assemblies”.
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) takes only 100 milliseconds to trap its prey. Once their leaves, which have been transformed into snap traps, have…
Birthe Meineke and Johannes Heimgärtner have jointly developed a method in Simon Elsässer's lab at Science For Life Laboratory Stockholm to label and image…
Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that…
“Using solar energy to efficiently make green fuels is the ultimate goal for many catalysis researchers,” says Jorge Gascon, director of the KAUST Catalysis…
“The COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrates the importance of understanding how the immune system reacts to virus infections,” says Dr. Kilian Schober.
In the process, they made an unexpected discovery: myosin, one of the three main proteins that make up striated muscle fibers, appears to enter the Z-disc.
Molecular switches – they are the molecular counterparts of electrical switches and play an important role in many processes in nature. Such molecules can…
In an unprecedented first, scientists at Seattle Children's Research Institute have developed a genetically attenuated parasite (GAP) that arrests late in the…
The corona pandemic situation poses the greatest challenges for employers both now and in the future. They bear the corporate and human responsibility for the…
Blood in the urine is a common symptom after surgical interventions on the urinary tract of any kind. Continuous bladder irrigation is used as a standard after…
Smartwatches can already help keep track of how far you've walked, how much you've slept and your heart rate. Newer models even promise to monitor blood…
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