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…
“Life-saving bone marrow transplants have been the common practice for decades, but this doesn't work for everybody,” says Stowers Institute Investigator…
Tropical soils may be rich in nitrogen, but poor in phosphorus useable by plants. Many tropical tree species–usually in the bean (legume) family–have nodules…
Consider a short piece of rope: could you guess which knots are more likely to form if you crumple and shake it? Synthetic chemists have long been working on a…
Lipids and membrane proteins existing in cell membranes, which locates at the outermost layer of cells, are responsible for recognizing extracellular…
Studying the surface structures of nanoparticles at atomic resolution is vital to understanding the chemical properties of their structures, molecular…
Autoimmune diseases are chronic inflammatory diseases in which immune cells erroneously attack the body’s own cells or tissue. In these diseases which, for…
Every day, billions of “old” cells get replaced by “new” cells in our body. Maintaining this balance between cell division and cell death is of great…
Imaging tools like X-rays and MRI have revolutionized medicine by giving doctors a close up view of the brain and other vital organs in living, breathing…
Researchers at the University of Zurich have developed a novel method for analyzing cells and their components called Iterative Indirect Immunofluorescence…
In the course of global climate change, scientists are observing the increase of low-oxygen areas in the ocean, also termed oxygen minimum zones (OMZs)….
During human evolution, the size of the brain increased, especially in a particular part of the brain called the neocortex. The neocortex is responsible for…
In separate studies published online in Nature on Aug. 1, two independent research teams report the discovery of a new, rare type of cell in the human airway….
According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 1.25 million American children and adults have type 1 diabetes. Jason Bini, PhD, at the Yale…
The observation that embryos of some species still undergo normal development after large tissue blocks have been removed is not new. Researchers had already…
He also faces the reality of life outside – outside the gates of Jacobs University Bremen. Ullrich is not someone who hides in the laboratory. In “Science goes…
Scientists have discovered that an ice-binding protein (fcIBP) from the sea ice microalga does not fit in the conventional classification of ice-binding…
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