Health & Medicine

Insights into early human development

Gastrula stage in a frog embryo. (Image: BeholdingEye / iStock) How does the human embryo develop shortly after it has implanted in the uterus?...

‘Corona crisis originated in the market and not in the lab’

A virus expert mercilessly defies all wild theories. It has been the subject of heated debate for some time now: Where did the devastating coronavirus...

Snapping your fingers: how does it actually work?

Almost all of us can make a sharp, loud snap with our fingers. But… how exactly does that work? There is always a moment...

Cancer “attacks” immune cells

A breast cancer cell connects to an immune cell via an appendage. Right: Mitochondria marked in green migrate through the nanotube from the...

The link between COVID-19 and air pollution unraveled: dirty air increases the chance that you will get sick after being infected

It means that we are beginning to understand better why one person becomes deathly ill from corona, while the other hardly notices it. Meanwhile, there...

Tiny gold particles may be a surprising weapon in the fight against antibiotic resistance

Scientists are still diligently looking for ways to tackle the threat of antibiotic resistance. And there may be a task for… gold. At first...

Unique gift provides more insight into crucial, but very mysterious phase of a human life

For the first time, thanks to an anonymous donor, the embryonic development that takes place between days 14 and 21 has been mapped. Scientists, meanwhile,...

Could a ‘vaccine tax’ remedy the unfair distribution of vaccines around the world?

While rich countries are already working on booster shots, poor countries have not even vaccinated all vulnerable elderly people against corona. But a...

What Happens In Grandma’s Brain When The Grandchildren Come Over?

Scientists have figured it out! Many people who have been fortunate enough to grow up with loving grandparents know that they enhance a child's development...

Success with heart

Heart problems and their solutions in sight. (Image: magicmine / iStock) Weakened pumping organs, congenital defects and even the need for replacement: The current...

Untreated and yet ‘cured’ from HIV: Scientists have discovered yet another ‘miracle patient’

It concerns a patient whose body seems to have completely cleared the almost unbeatable virus completely with his own hands. As far as...

Covid-19: Risk gene variant increases risk of death

Coronavirus and human DNA. (Image: peterschreiber.media/ iStock) It has long been known that in addition to age, gender and previous illnesses, genes also have...

Minority Report becomes (slightly) reality: Scientists can now predict which designer drugs will hit the market

And that means that a still unregulated and potentially dangerous drug can be identified in just a matter of days. In addition to the classic...

Whether Fire Cider or Fire Tonic: A fiery drink against colds

With Fire Cider, also known as Fire Tonic, the name says it all: The fiery cold drink gets the circulation going and strengthens the...

Salt turns out to have a very surprising effect on our brains

Interestingly, it slows blood flow in the brain, which can lead to low oxygen levels and damage brain tissues. It is known that too much...

How noise, light and climate change can make us sick

It is clear that pesticides or exhaust fumes are not necessarily health-promoting. But there are other, less obvious pathogens in our modern life:...

Movable molecules allow the spinal cord to heal

Spinal cord treated with the bioactive scaffold with regrowing axons (red). (Image: Samuel I. Stupp Laboratory / Northwestern University) For people who are paralyzed...

There are many things to worry about right now, but Dutch is not one of them

The Dutch language is in good shape in 2021. Researchers come to this conclusion in a report published last month that deals with the state...

How intestinal bacteria communicate with the body

These two nerve cells in a mouse glow red because they have absorbed the metabolic product of an intestinal bacterium. (Photo: Stefan Momma...

People are more likely to complete a task if there is no deadline

In order to get something done, we often set deadlines for ourselves or others. But strikingly enough, not setting a deadline appears to...

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