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…
Approximately 26 percent of the U.S. population has impaired fasting glucose, which is a predisposition for developing type 2 diabetes, and chromium…
Scientists in France have designed a new system for molecular blood group typing that offers blood banks the possibility of extensive screening of blood donors…
Embryonic development in animals – except mice and rats – remains largely unexplored. For a research project at the University of Zurich, the embryos of 134…
This is being demonstrated in a recent publication by biologists and physicists from Marburg that appears in a special issue of the journal “Plant…
Comprehensive genomic analysis of low-grade brain tumors sorts them into three categories, one of which has the molecular hallmarks and shortened survival of…
Experts from science and industry are working on new methods of microscopy and advancing microscopy technology to improve our ability to study and understand…
According to EU guidelines, the new compound R1234yf should in future be used as the refrigerant in air-conditioning systems for automobiles.
Recent research by geochemists Eoghan Reeves, Jeff Seewald, and Jill McDermott at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is the first to test a…
It can be found in toothpaste, solar cells, and it is useful for chemical catalysts: titanium dioxide (TiO2) is an extremely versatile material. Alhough it is…
Recent studies have shown that extracts of Angelica sinensis have antioxidative and neuroprotective effects.
The aging of the U.S. population has turned the prism to focus on the increasing number of families facing the challenge of providing care for people with…
Results of the research by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators, described March 6 in the journal Blood, show that two doses a day of TTT-3002…
Researchers at the University of Michigan report their findings this week in a study published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society…
Recent research at the University of Illinois found that catch-and-release angling could give bass predators the perfect opportunity to consume the young. In…
Elevated eye pressure in glaucoma develops due to abnormal functioning of the trabecular meshwork (TM) causing intraocular fluid to back up. Next-generation…
“Some of the variants that make you like amphetamine also appear to make you less likely to develop schizophrenia and ADHD,” said study leader Abraham Palmer,…
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