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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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