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How Sars-CoV-2 damages the lungs

This immunofluorescence image of a Covid lung shows the accumulation of phagocytes (red) and connective tissue cells (green). (Image: University Hospital RWTH Aachen...

How Uncontrolled HIV Infection Could Make This Pandemic Much Worse

Researchers argue that it could lead to the emergence of new corona variants that are 'even more contagious than the delta variant'. We are currently...

Human ancestors with small canines

Comparison of the canines of a male and female chimpanzee (above) and the teeth of a male and female Ardipithecus. (Image: Gen Suwa) In...

‘New corona variant Omikron may increase the chance of reinfections’

It seems that people who have previously had COVID-19 are more likely to be reinfected with the new corona variant. Scientists around the world...

Conspiracy theories are rampant in this pandemic, but how come?

During this pandemic, not only the coronavirus is spreading at lightning speed. Conspiracy theories are also rampant. Wild stories about the origin of...

Our cells contain dozens of parts still unknown to us

And that may give us more insight into how human diseases arise. Most human diseases can be traced back to defective parts of a cell....

Cold antibodies also react to Sars-CoV-2

Coronavirus with antibodies. (Image: koto_feja / iSTock) Anyone who has antibodies against harmless, long-circulating human coronaviruses from previous colds is probably better protected against...

Dyslexia affects visual processing

Children with dyslexia not only find it harder to read and write. (Image: Brian A. Jackson / iStock) Reading and spelling disorders can include...

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