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…
Urine is an everyday liquid which most people pay little attention to and regard as rather unpleasant. It’s quite the opposite for a group of clinical…
It was only several months ago that professors Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young received the Nobel Prize for their work on deciphering the…
Toxic substances, nutrient shortage, viral infection, heat and many other events trigger stress responses in cells. In such cases, the affected cells launch a…
Chemist Dr. Lars Borchardt and his team at TU Dresden recently achieved a huge breakthrough in the synthesis of nanographenes. Because of their unique…
Aging is a major risk factor for physical frailty and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes and…
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major medical problem worldwide, impacting both human health and economic well-being.
Researchers from Arizona State University and the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine have completed a study to compare how different…
An operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney has been found to significantly reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension, according to…
Why is it that animal and plant species throughout the world have different genetic variants within their particular species, even though it is supposed to be…
Life needs energy. Without energy, cells cannot move or divide, not even basic functions such as the production of simple proteins could be maintained. If…
Astronauts go through many physiological changes during their time in spaceflight, including lower muscle mass and slower muscle development. Similar symptoms…
For years, however, experiments have hinted at another liquid crystal state — an intermediate state between the disordered and ordered states in which order…
In a report published in Micromachines, researchers at The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science describe their new method to create one such…
During the development of a multicell organism, a single cell produces a range of different cell types which in turn form various tissues and organs.
Due to global trade and tourism, mosquitoes – transmitters of dangerous infectious diseases – have spread to almost every part of the world.
Termites are the African Matabele ants' (Megaponera analis) favourite dish. Proceeding in long files of 200 to 600, they raid termites at their foraging sites…
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