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…
There may soon be a new way to make molecules to form the basis of pharmaceuticals, fuels, agrochemicals, materials, and an array of other products in our…
-A new technique developed by Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, the Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia Engineering and professor of…
This study, the first to visualize this process in lymph nodes, could help scientists better understand how to turn up or down the immune system's activity to…
Dropping a mixture into some hydrogen peroxide produces a huge foamy flume. But what's actually causing that big mess?
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disease characterized by hyperphagia – a chronic feeling of hunger that, coupled with a metabolism that utilizes…
Chemically the same, graphite and diamonds are as physically distinct as two minerals can be, one opaque and soft, the other translucent and hard. What makes…
Roughly one fifth of all brain tumors diagnosed by doctors are gliobastomas. This aggressive and most common type of brain tumor continues to present doctors…
In Germany, the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx) amounts to approximately 1.3 million tons per year *. These emissions are mainly caused by combustion…
“This model is a major improvement in our understanding of the spread of diseases from animals to people. We hope it can be used to help communities prepare…
The results, published today in Science Advances, could help researchers mimic the effect for reflective coatings, fiber optics or other applications.
Coronary or peripheral bypasses are the most frequently performed vascular operations. Although one million patients per year and around the world, undergo…
Modified virus particles targeted to specific surface receptors are developed as tools for selective gene transfer. To make them clinically usable and safe and…
People with cancer are often told by their doctors approximately how long they have to live, and how well they will respond to treatments, but what if there…
In a recent development, scientists at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research report that damage to DNA can be induced by ultrashort pulses of high…
During replication, viruses take over the host cell machinery to make copies of their genetic material and build protein shells called capsids to contain their…
In a pair of firsts, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have shown that the drug candidate…
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