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…
(EGFR refers to “epidermal growth factor receptor”, a protein that plays an important role in signaling from the extracellular environment to a cell.) However,…
Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence “Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation” and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have uncovered a critical…
Recent advances in battery technology, from the engineering of their cases to the electrochemistry that takes place inside them, has enabled the rapid rise of…
Sleep is far from an inactive time for the brain: while rats (and humans) are asleep, neurons in the hippocampus fire rapidly. After a rat has repeatedly moved…
During an epileptic seizure, the nerve cells fire simultaneously in a very fast rhythm – like a thunderstorm in the brain. This results in seizures. Due to…
Even though the consequent gene GNI-A1 itself results in a lower grain yield, the researchers showed that its mutation, the reduced-function allele of GNI-A1,…
An international research team led by Friedrich Schiller University in Jena has developed a highly sensitive cell model to study the complex effects – and side…
The composition of the microorganisms living in and on our body – the so-called microbiome – has an enormous influence on human health. So far, it has not been…
Various stress effects make an integral part of modern life, and their minimization is of particular relevance. Currently, much attention is being paid to the…
Children and young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) whose lung infections were treated with suboptimal doses of antibiotics had fewer changes in lung microbial…
In industrial countries, nearly one in three people are affected by allergies at some point in their lives. One in ten children suffer from atopic dermatitis….
Differentiation of the embryo
The use of stem cells to repair organs is one of the foremost goals of modern regenerative medicine. Scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München and Ludwig…
For their study, the plant researchers examined the roots of the thale cress plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. They cultivated normal plants and plants in which…
During early brain development, there are restricted time windows, so-called „critical periods“, in which the juvenile brain is particularly plastic and gets…
Nanochemistry offers a range of classic design shapes, such as cubes, rods, wires, and even “nanoflakes,” all built from atom clusters.
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