Arriving home after a long day may be a relief, but for some people, seeing their front door or inserting a key into the lock triggers a powerful urge to pee. Known…
Nearly every human culture uses clapping to cheer, protest, pray or perform – but a new study reveals that the familiar gesture is as much a scientific event as it is a…
Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survive hundreds of years by adjusting its virulence and the length of time…
We don’t always understand our emotions, but we couldn’t lead normal lives without them. They steer us through life, guiding the decisions we make and the actions we take. But if they’re…
In a Perspective, Mark Hanson and Peter Gluckman explore how maternal stress, caregiving quality, and early environmental conditions can shape the development of executive functions and emotional regulation in children, and how…
Scientists at the Institut Pasteur and McMaster University have discovered that the evolution of a gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, may have prolonged the duration of two major…
Colorado State University and the Institut Pasteur researchers trace ancient origins of leprosy in the Western Hemisphere Leprosy has been present in the Americas for more than 1,000 years, long before the…
For more than two decades since 2001, the suicide rate has been rising in the general U.S. population, especially among veterans. This Veterans’ Issues in Focus essay is an update of our…
‘Drinking your sugar—whether from soda or juice—is more problematic for health than eating it’ For years, we’ve been told that sugar is a major culprit behind the global rise in type 2…
Certain antibodies blocked nearly 70% of HIV strains, including those typically hard to target. In the long battle to create an effective HIV vaccine, scientists have made a major leap forward. A…
