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 caffeinated drinks reduce our ability to taste just how sweet something is. Ironically, this makes us crave sweet tastes more.
A new study reveals there is a genetic component to spatial memory in Mountain Chickadees.
Increased choline consumption during pregnancy was associated with better performance in tasks requiring sustained attention in children aged seven. Researchers found doubling the recommended amount of choline by increasing consumption of nuts, eggs, red meats, and fish during pregnancy had the greatest benefits for the developing fetal brain.
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.
A new study provides further evidence that increasing choline consumption during pregnancy has cognitive benefits for children.
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.
Study sheds light on the role genetics play in shaping the human microbiome.
Studies support Darwin's theories of emotional evolution, finding expressions originate from sensory function rather than social communication.
Researchers report a boost in healthy antioxidants for green tea brewed with bottled, as opposed to tap, water.
