Researchers uncover the role activity in the anterior insula plays in how political ideology influences race perception.
Researchers identified a structural loop in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, the area of the coronavirus that facilitates entry into cells, and a sequence of four amino acids in the loop that are different from other known human coronaviruses in this viral lineage. SARS-CoV-2 has some shared properties with the 2003 virus responsible for the SARS outbreak. The loop appears to be important to both the transmission and stability of the virus. The study also found that in addition to humans and primates, cats, ferrets, and minks are also susceptible to COVID-19 infection.
Biological sequencing of the fusion peptides of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 found them to be a 93% match. Calcium ions interacting with the fusion peptide alters the peptide's structure, and how it interacts with membranes to promote infection. The findings provide a potential target for antiviral development to treat coronavirus.
Spending as little as ten minutes in a natural setting can help people feel happier and decrease the effects of both physical and mental stress.
Parents unconsciously modify their speech to include fewer unique words, shorter sentences, and one-word replies when their baby babbles, but not when they are simply speaking to the baby.
Researchers report a boost in healthy antioxidants for green tea brewed with bottled, as opposed to tap, water.
A new virtual reality study reveals people's perception of taste can be altered by what they experience in their surroundings.
A new study reveals education can be leveraged to help enhance a person's economic rationality.
Researchers believe some treatments for mental health conditions may be ineffective, or even dangerous for left handed people. A new study reports areas of the brain housing alertness and determination may be on the right side for left dominant people. The new theory suggests the location of a person's neural system for emotion depends on their handedness.
Researchers say our most enduring regrets are ones which stem from our failures to live up to our ideal selves.
A new study provides further evidence that increasing choline consumption during pregnancy has cognitive benefits for children.
Researchers report caffeinated drinks reduce our ability to taste just how sweet something is. Ironically, this makes us crave sweet tastes more.
