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…
Hydrogen has been touted as a promising alternative to fossil fuels. However, most of the conventional industrial hydrogen production methods come with…
The “Healthy Crops” research consortium, headed by Humboldt Professor Wolf B. Frommer from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), develops tools for…
The potassium chloride cotransporter 1 (KCC1) structure solved in this study carries positively charged potassium ions (K+) and negatively charged chloride…
It is general knowledge that, unfortunately, ICUs are critical locations for the transmission of dangerous microorganisms. What is less known is that bacteria…
Nanoparticles from silicon dioxide (silica; SiO₂) are added to food products for example as anticaking agent. Recent research results from the model organism…
New genetic research has identified fin whales in the northern Pacific Ocean as a separate subspecies, reflecting a revolution in marine mammal taxonomy as…
Trapping the white blood cells – which are about the size of cancer cells – and filtering out smaller red blood cells leaves behind the tumor cells, which…
Airline pilots train many hundreds of hours in a flight simulator before they take to the skies. In contrast, surgeons have very limited access to simulators,…
“We believe that our technique has the potential to be developed into a new treatment for lymph nodes invaded by metastatic tumour cells,” says Tetsuya Kodama,…
All living creatures – from the simplest animal and plant organisms right up to the human body – are colonised by numerous microorganisms. They are thus in a…
Unlike any other organ, our brains contain extremely densely packed networks of membranous cables that are used by our about 86 billion nerve cells for…
If your lip starts to tingle and itch, it often means that you're about to get a cold sore. The result is small, painful blisters filled with the highly…
Amyloidosis is a disease group showing the deposition of amyloid that is misfolded protein originating from the host protein, i.e., this case LBP. For…
According to the authors, the ways the UV could affect the DNA structure, especially with the short-term irradiation, remain practically unstudied. The UV…
Massive tissue and organ injuries, bone fractures – so-called traumata – such as those that can occur in car accidents, activate the natural repair system in…
We all know that food is essential to healthy development of the brain and body, especially in the earliest stages of life. But exactly how early brain growth…
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