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…
Advances reported in this issue include methods of cell separation that utilize unique microscale forces for use with higher cell concentrations or larger…
In modern medicine, patients receiving medication to treat tumors or for pain therapy are often given drugs that disperse throughout the entire body, even…
Overweight and obesity have become a global health problem. According to the World Health Organization, 39 percent of adults in EU countries have overweight….
The nervous system is a complex organ that relies on a variety of biological players to ensure daily function of the human body. Myelin–a membrane produced by…
Like all other living organisms, animals face the challenge of fending off enemies. Using chemical weaponry can be an effective strategy to stay alive. Instead…
Scientists from the University of Freiburg have developed materials systems that are composed of biological components and polymer materials and are capable of…
Over a period of five years, the TUM team along with colleagues from CK-CARE (Christine Kühne – Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos) took daily…
Scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute have developed a new bone engineering technique called Segmental Additive Tissue…
It is known that myopia develops later when children are more outside before school and are exposed to bright illumination. What exactly makes them myopic when…
While pregnancy in humans and seed development in plants look very different, parallels exist – not least that the embryo develops in close connection with the…
Allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever, is the most common form of allergy. It is triggered by airborne allergens, including pollens, house dust mite and…
According to the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer type in men and the…
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are associated with particular proteins in the brain misfolding, aggregating, and inducing normal proteins to misfold and…
A research group led by Keigo Kamata and Michikazu Hara of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) has succeeded in developing a barium ruthenate (BaRuO3)…
500 million years ago, the first plants living in water took to land. The genetic adaptations associated with this transition can already be recognized in the…
As every cook has experienced: When balsamic vinegar and olive oil are mixed, both liquids separate. Round vinegar drops form, which then float on the surface…
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