Health & Medicine

Regenerated lost frog legs

The researchers used the African clawed frog as a model. (Image: kazakovmaksim/iStock) Frogs are usually like us: lost limbs don't grow back. But...

Many adults misjudge their body shape

The subjective body image does not always correspond to reality. (Image: Prostock Studio/ iStock) Too fat, too thin or in the normal range? ...

How antibodies work against the virus variants

Antibodies attack a coronavirus. (Image: wildpixel/ iStock) Anyone who has recovered from an infection with the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus has protective antibodies against the virus...

Two words: nothing more is needed to ruin the taste of a cookie

A chocolate cookie labeled as 'complaint' or 'factory typical' is less tasty than the same cookie described as 'new and improved'. When you walk...

We all have a mini-RIVM in our brains

Without you even noticing it, your brain – just like the RIVM – is busy all day calculating scenarios. Throughout the day, people...

How advanced laser therapy helps with pigment spots

Since the responsible melanocytes are permanently destroyed by the laser therapy, the pigment spots disappear permanently in most cases. (Image: GettyImages, CoffeeAndMilk) No one...

First European lockdown surprisingly saved 800 extra lives

The lockdown prevented corona infections and saved an estimated millions of lives. But scientists now reveal that the lockdown prevented 800 more...

Drugs also work against omicron

The Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus. (Image: nopparit/ iStock) In addition to vaccines, antiviral drugs should also help prevent severe courses of Covid-19. A research team...

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