The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has an enzyme that can counteract a cell’s innate defense mechanism against viruses, ...

The bulk photovoltaic (BPV) effect is an uncommon phenomenon that may enable certain materials to outperform the conventional ...

The MERS coronavirus—MERS stands for “Middle East Respiratory Syndrome”—causes severe respiratory diseases with a high mortality rate. To date, there is neither a vaccine nor a specific treatment. The ...

A team of researchers from the Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos (IFISC, UIB-CSIC), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), has ...

A research team investigates how mucin, a major component of the gut lining, and food-derived glycoproteins influence the growth of this bacterium.

Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of ...

Ludwig Cancer Research scientists have devised new types of chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cells—a type of cancer ...

The extent to which “civilization” heightens or lessens the likelihood of violent conflict throughout human history has remained one of the most enduring questions among anthropologists. But a new ...

Docudrama can lead people to be more empathetic toward people who are stigmatized in society, a Stanford study finds.

In a new study, researchers probed the theoretical underpinnings of individual-level decision making by potential guardians. The study sought to determine what young people would do after watching a ...

More than 800,000 km2 of the Arctic were affected by human activity in 2013, according to an analysis of satellite-derived ...

A new modeling study shows that the El Niño event, a huge blob of warm ocean water in the tropical Pacific Ocean that can ...