This paper examines the effect of corporate tax avoidance on bank debt contracts. Using the
data of Chinese listed firms, we find that tax avoidance is positively associated with bank …

… Here, we review why a clinical genetic evaluation may be negative, discuss questions to
be asked in this setting, and provide a framework for further investigation, including the …

Background The Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) and the Oxford-AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1
nCoV-19) COVID-19 vaccines have shown excellent safety and efficacy in phase 3 trials. We …

Background COVID-19 vaccines show excellent efficacy in clinical trials and effectiveness
in real-world data, but some people still become infected with SARS-CoV-2 after vaccination. …

Background The SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, omicron, appears to be less severe than
delta. We aim to quantify the differences in symptom prevalence, risk of hospital admission, …

Converging lines of evidence implicate the beta‐amyloid peptide (Aβ) as causative in
Alzheimer's disease. We describe a novel class of compounds that reduce Aβ production by …

In diabetes, the death of insulin-producing β-cells by apoptosis leads to insulin deficiency.
The lower prevalence of diabetes in females suggests that female sex steroids protect from β-…

Background With the surge of new SARS-CoV-2 variants, countries have begun offering
COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to high-risk groups and, more recently, to the adult population …

Background The SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 was first identified in December, 2020, in
England. We aimed to investigate whether increases in the proportion of infections with this …

Several cell populations have been reported to possess intestinal stem cell (ISC) activity
during homeostasis and injury-induced regeneration. Here, we explored inter-relationships …