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…
“Once these kids have Type 2 diabetes, they seem to be at very high risk for early complications when compared to adults,” said Jane Lynch, M.D., professor of…
Detection of HIV antibodies is used to diagnose HIV infection and monitor trials of experimental HIV/AIDS vaccines. New, more sensitive detection systems being…
Dr. Shawn Li, PhD, and his team at Western's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, identified that a protein called Numb functions to promote the death of…
“This is the first study to examine DNA alterations using next generation sequencing in adjacent Gleason patterns in the same tumor allowing us to correlate…
Even while being dragged to its destruction inside a cell, a cancer-promoting growth factor receptor fires away, sending signals that thwart the development of…
“Cells normally monitor the availability of nutrients and will slow down or accelerate their growth and division accordingly. A key monitor of nutrients is a…
A team of researchers has captured images of green alga consuming bacteria, offering a glimpse at how early organisms dating back more than 1 billion years may…
Chinese and U.S. scientists have used virus isolated from a person who died from H7N9 avian influenza infection to determine whether the virus could infect and…
That is, according to Roshni George and Donald Graves, scientists at UC Santa Barbara. The results of their study, “Interaction of Cinnamaldehyde and…
In an article just published on-line in PNAS, researchers from Wageningen University (Netherlands) report an exception to this rule: when small,…
The British Menopause Society and Women's Health Concern have today released updated guidelines on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to provide clarity around…
A significant breakthrough and an important starting point for further Alzheimer’s research. The research group of Bart De Strooper – Alzheimer’s researcher at…
In Parkinson’s disease, the protein “alpha-synuclein” aggregates and accumulates within neurons. Specific areas of the brain become progressively affected as…
Biological processes are generally based on events at the molecular and cellular level. To understand what happens in the course of infections, diseases or…
Removing excess carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere may be essential to curb severe climate change. Possible, but expensive, methods include burying the…
A new study from investigators at the University of Michigan and Eli Lilly may reveal the brain's “switch” for new behavior. They measured levels of a…
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