Health & Medicine

Human genome fully decoded

DNA encodes the human genome. © peterschreiber.media/ iStock 21 years ago, the Human Genome Project decoded the human genome for the first time -...

Vibration can improve hearing

How can the understanding of speech in background noise be improved? © peterschreiber.media/ iStock Ambient noise makes it difficult for even those with good...

When humans transmit diseases to animals

Great apes in the zoo are particularly often infected by us humans. © jeryltan/ iStock Diseases transmitted from humans to animals endanger conservation efforts...

On the trail of cancer metabolism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVjGOj3IQEY Researchers at the University of Cologne are looking for ways to disrupt nutrient processing in cancer cells so they can no longer grow. Source: Alexander...

‘Artificial sweeteners may increase the risk of cancer’

The end of the ongoing debate about the safety of sweeteners does not seem near. Many foods and drinks contain artificial sweeteners. As...

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