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…
Improved treatment options, a multi-pronged treatment model, and federal funding from the Ryan White Program have helped an inner city Baltimore clinic improve…
Over 20 million people in the United States take beta-blockers, a medication commonly prescribed for cardiovascular issues, anxiety, hypertension and more….
“This is more than the sum of the genes found to date in all previous studies, which explained only 1% of the disease, says Dr. Marc-Phillip Hitz, lead author…
Seemingly normal young people are suddenly and dramatically unable to control movement of their arms or legs and have trouble speaking or swallowing. A normal…
The study appears in a recent issue of the The Journal of Biological Chemistry. According to the study’s lead author, Jin Q. Cheng, Ph.D., M.D., senior member…
However, when he searched the literature he was disappointed to find that there were hardly any studies of this particular behaviour. 'This was a bit…
Since that time, perhaps a dozen scientific papers have been published on this mysterious animal, but no one has been able to figure out exactly what it eats.A…
“We've found that hundreds of new genes are involved in the function and development of these cells,” said co-author Richard Bonneau, an associate professor at…
The research will appear in the Journal of Biological Chemistry’s October edition and currently is available online.“It’s a big breakthrough for us,” says…
“The process by which a retrovirus invades the host germ line appears to be quite drawn out in this case, so that the koala population has suffered the…
In the first study of its kind, a research team led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University discovered…
New optical imaging technology developed at Tufts University School of Engineering could give doctors new ways to both identify breast cancer and monitor…
“Diabetes is one of the most serious and prevalent metabolic diseases,” said study co-author Dr. Hiroshi Yukawa, Department of Advanced Medicine in…
Ants that are held as slaves in nests of other ant species damage their oppressors through acts of sabotage. Ant researcher Professor Dr. Susanne Foitzik of…
The study is published in a recent special issue of Cell Medicine [3(1)], now freely available on-line at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/cm. “iPS…
“The findings answer a significant question — how biological clocks drive the activity of clock neurons, which, in turn, regulate behavioral rhythms,”…
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