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…
A new study co-led by scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) adds increasing evidence that Parkinson's disease is partly an autoimmune…
To this end, the mine rescue team of TU Bergakademie Freiberg and the Institute for Machine Elements, Design and Production have combined their expertise.
Lipids, or fats, have many functions in our body: They form membrane barriers, store energy or act as messengers, which regulate cell growth and hormone…
Arctic soils are one of the largest carbon stores on earth. At the same time, climate warming is twice as fast in Arctic tundra as in the rest of the world.
Gene therapies have shown the promise to become the next medical revolution for combating a wide variety of currently untreatable diseases. The most common…
A Korean research team has succeeded in developing next-generation high-capacity cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. The Korea Institute of Science and…
Since the 2004 discovery of graphene, the world's thinnest (one-atom-thick) and strongest (200 times stronger than steel) material, researchers have been…
Stuffy noses, itching and fits of sneezing – 130 million people in Europe suffer from hay fever and other forms of allergic rhinitis. Until now, these…
When people think of glutamate, the first thing they remember is the flavour enhancer that is often used in Asian cuisine. Glutamate is also an important…
Poetry, an aesthetic object, is deeply rooted in all human cultures. But despite its universality, the neural mechanisms of poetry appreciation are seldom…
A neural circuit comprises a population of nerve cells (neurons) interconnected by synapses. Once activated, these units carry out specific functions that…
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified previously unknown functions of the enigmatic enzyme caspase-6. The findings show that…
The human brain is an immense network of a multitude of cells connected by billions of nerve fibres. Almost 90 percent of the connections in our brain are…
For the first time, researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have shown that a unicellular parasite commonly found in the mouth plays a role in…
Intestinal stem cell metabolism is facilitated by mitochondria – the in-cell power plants. Chronic inflammation processes inhibit the cells’ metabolism and…
When bacteria or the pathogens that cause malaria invade living human cells, these cells can be very unwelcoming. They try to drive away the by releasing…
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