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…
Researchers at EPFL have built a matchbox-sized device that can test for the presence of bacteria in a couple of minutes, instead of up to several weeks. A…
“This finding gives us insights into immune regulation that could be very helpful in a range of medical applications, from viral vaccines to treatments for…
Most of our physiological functions fluctuate throughout the day. They are coordinated by a central clock in the brain and by local oscillators, present in…
This work could be helpful for the rapid and on-site detection of illegal cooking oil. Their work, entitled “Rapid colorimetric detection of illegal cooking…
Synthetic biology researchers at Northwestern University, working with partners at Harvard Medical School, have for the first time synthesized ribosomes –…
Researchers from McGill University, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Japan) and the Institute for Molecular Science (Okazaki,…
The research may lead to the development of new drugs or delivery systems to treat cancer by blocking this receptor, known as natriuretic peptide receptor A…
The study, reported this month in the journal Cell, verifies a process that scientists knew existed but with a mechanism they had never been able to observe,…
A fresh study by Turku Centre for Biotechnology and Aalto University in Finland is the first to report a new mechanism that regulates specification of…
A new potential drug from a marine microorganism is effective against anthrax and various other Gram-positive bacteria, as reported by American scientists in…
Neuroblastoma is one of the most common cancers in children up to one year of age. Neuroblastomas develop when certain nerve cells degenerate and form sizable…
However, the incidence of childhood pneumonia is still high in urban modern cities. Which home risk factors affect the incidence of childhood pneumonia in…
The scientists found that excess activity of this gene —EYA1 — also enhances development of breast cancer stem cells that promote resistance to cancer therapy,…
The study appears as an early e-publication for the journal Cell Transplantation, and is now freely available on-line at…
The power of the brain lies in its trillions of intercellular connections, called synapses that together form complex neural “networks.” While neuroscientists…
“Cancer cells may maintain short telomeres to maintain their undifferentiated state,” says Hiroyuki Seimiya, a researcher on the study. Telomeres are…
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