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…
A specific protein once thought to exist only in the brain may play a crucial role in a deadly form of thyroid cancer, as well as other cancers, and provide a…
Staphylococci are bacteria that are particularly feared in hospitals. This is because a staphylococcal infection can be life-threatening for patients whose…
Anecdotal evidence has suggested that tip-of-the-tongue experiences occur more frequently as people get older, but the relationship between these cognitive…
Since 1992, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have been studying these viruses with the aim of…
American researchers are now aiming to use waves to produce energy by making use of contact electrification between a patterned plastic nanoarray and water.In…
Researchers at McMaster University are addressing the crisis in drug resistance with a novel approach to find new antibiotics.“We have developed technology to…
This is important to human evolutionary history because it shows the socio-emotional framework commonly applied to children works equally well for apes. Using…
The investigators identified STAG2 as one of the most commonly mutated genes in bladder cancer, particularly in tumors that do not spread. The finding suggests…
The findings, reported in the journal Cell Metabolism, help explain the well-known capacity of endurance exercise to improve cognitive function, particularly…
Researchers around Dr. Michael Hirtz from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Dr. Aravind Vijayaraghavan from the University of Manchester have developed a…
Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute together with international colleagues could analyse the distribution and behaviour of larval and juvenile krill…
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have shown that diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) may be susceptible to treatment by…
Their study, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests the compound, already shown to be safe for humans, may…
The lengthy preservation time was necessary because the patient needed a liver transplant immediately prior to the lung transplant. The patient has since left…
“The process of targeted drug development requires assays that measure drug target engagement and predict the response (or lack thereof) to treatment,” said…
An important step in building ribosomes – the cell's protein factories – is like a strictly choreographed dance, scientists at the European Molecular Biology…
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