Latest work unexpectedly shows two close bat virus relatives of human respiratory virus MERS-CoV use bat ACE2 as cell entry receptor.
Results from a new molecular study provide a framework to guide engineering of future SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.
The advance creates hope for treating glaucoma and other neurodegenerative conditions in humans.
A study of veterans showed great uncertainty about whether to attribute symptoms to long COVID or to patients' other existing conditions.
Machine learning identified preoperative conditions associated with poor outcomes of left-ventricle assist device surgery.
College athletes face unique pressures when considering whether to disclose such an event, according to a study.
UW Medicine researchers say more studies are needed to determine the findings' clinical value.
Conservation of sea turtles along much of Africa's east coast has made good progress in recent decades – but tens of thousands of turtles still die each year due to human activity, researchers say.
Members of minority groups can boost collective action by seeking the ideas and perspectives of fellow group members, new research shows.
The first detailed academic study of East African maritime traditions shows changes in boatbuilding techniques but the continuing use of wooden vessels by fishers.
Historic graffiti of ships carved in an African fort were drawn by soldiers on guard duty watching the sea, University of Exeter experts believe.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have identified two distinct cell populations in the brain that are affected differently by Huntington’s disease, which could help lead to new treatments that target specific cells within the brain.
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a new programming language known as “A Tensor Language” (ATL) designed for high-performance computing that could solve the issue of trade-offs between speed and reliability.
Reforms to remove legal exemptions to give live-in domestic workers access to the minimum wage are an important step against the devaluation of this work but will be difficult to enforce because of Britain’s immigration rules, a new study says.
Using the internet frequently during the height of the pandemic has been linked to poorer mental health for young and middle-aged men - but not for women of the same age, a new study has found.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected Canadian women’s mental health both during pregnancy and in the postpartum period, confirms the CONCEPTION study led by Anick Bérard, researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Université de Montréal.
It’s not every day that someone comes across a new state of matter in quantum physics, the scientific field devoted to describing the behaviour of atomic and subatomic particles in order to elucidate their properties.
Darwin’s theory of evolution probably isn’t the full explanation for the emergence of life.
The event was spotted in infrared data — also a first — suggesting further searches in this band could turn up more such bursts.
Following cataract removal, some of the brain’s visual pathways seem to be more malleable than previously thought.