Health & Medicine

Reduced risk of dementia after cataract surgery

Elderly patient during the eye examination. (Image: Paola Giannoni / iStock) Many people suffer from cataracts in old age, an increasing clouding of the...

Why is it so hard to leave a Coke?

Despite urgent advice to minimize soft drinks, global consumption has been rising for more than 50 years. Scientists figured out why. On a...

Pfizer could have omikron vaccine ready by March

And until then, boosting is the magic word. Everyone held their breath for a moment when it turned out that a new, rather worrisome corona...

Why the dormant brain also eats energy

Nerves are connected to one another via synapses in which neurotransmitters are stored in vesicles. (Image: alex-mit / iStock) In contrast to muscles and...

Can Viagra Reduce The Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease?

The 'little blue pill' may be a promising but unexpected weapon in the fight against progressive brain disease. Viagra – containing the active ingredient Sildenafil...

New marker for the severity of Covid-19

The vesicles on the cell surface of these lymphocytes from Covid patients and their contents reveal the severity of the infection. (M. Schifferer...

Good news: the corona boosters work, British research shows

A wide range of corona vaccines also appear to be suitable as boosters. In the meantime, we know that the protection of the corona vaccine...

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