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…
Dolphins are intelligent creatures that communicate with high-frequency whistles and are capable of forming strong relationships. Within their population, male…
Restriction factors inhibit viral infection and proliferation (replication) in body cells. SAMHD1 (sterile alpha motif and histidine-aspartate…
Researchers identify the dominant immune cells contributing to tumour tolerance by the immune system
Silencing the tumour-shielding cells of the immune system…
Even in adult brains, new neurons are generated throughout a lifetime. In a publication in the scientific journal PNAS, a research group led by Goethe…
The human intestine constantly renews itself. Alone in the colon – the last 1.5 meters of the gastrointestinal tract – 10 billion epithelial cells are replaced…
Many labs around the world are developing nanoparticle-based, drug delivery systems to selectively target tumors. They rely on a key-and-lock system in which…
Social species engage in a number of cooperative activities including hunting, raising offspring, defending the group against predators, and fighting with…
Unsteady hands, stiff muscles and slow movements—all these are typical symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Some 220,000 people in Germany are affected by the…
“It's not just about the bees, it's about the survival of humanity,” says Professor Thomas Brück, who heads the Werner Siemens Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology…
The problem of antibiotic resistance has increased sharply over the last decades. Today, we face the challenge of having to manage a growing number of…
Embolization — the use of various techniques to cut off the blood vessels that feed tissue growth — has gained traction over the past few decades to treat…
So-called modular vaccines in which the antigen – the pathogen component against which the immune protection is to be developed – is physically connected…
Every day in the bone marrow several billion blood cells are formed. This constant supply is ensured by blood stem cells located in special niches within the…
eForFuel is a Horizon 2020 EU project launched in March 2018 and scheduled to run for the next 4 years with funding of around 4 million Euros.
The response of endogenous immunoglobulin E that leads to the development of allergies is “pointless”, because it interacts with inflammatory cells to turn…
In the body, the immune system often begins its response to various attackers in the same way: the body activates immune cells, so-called phagocytes, which…
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