Men and women underestimate women’s pain – and overestimate the pain of men. G-Stock Studio/Shutterstock Amanda C de C Williams, UCL When a man consults a doctor about pain, he will hope to be taken seriously: to convince the doctor that the pain is real, and a problem that needs addressing. The experience is different for women, who may suspect …
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A second pathway into cells for SARS-CoV-2: New understanding of the neuropilin-1 protein could speed vaccine research
The Spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 must bind to proteins on the surface of human cells to trigger an infection. KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images Rajesh Khanna, University of Arizona and Aubin Moutal, University of Arizona When it comes to how the coronavirus invades a cell, it takes three to tango. The dance began with the ACE2 receptor, a …
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