Health & Medicine

How southern China became a coronavirus hotspot

Sars-CoV-2 was created in China. (Image: Naeblys / iStock) The Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus most likely originated in a bat in southern China and then jumped...

Faecal transmission could make cancer therapy more effective

In some patients, the skin cancer does not respond to immunotherapy. (Image: Nasekom / iStock) How well people respond to cancer drugs apparently also...

New starting point for diabetes treatment

Model of the insulin-inhibitory receptor "Inceptor" (black). (Image: Helmholtz Munich) A newly discovered receptor could in the future provide a starting point for treating...

Gut microbe makes mothers careless

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common intestinal bacterium in humans and animals. There are many different strains, some of which can be...

Corona vaccine: Effective despite mutations

BioNTech's mRNA vaccine is also effective against variants B.1.1.7. (Image: aprott / iStock) The further the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus spreads, the more common mutations become....

How the moon affects us

What is the effect of the full moon? (Image: University of Washington) Although most people today are no longer dependent on the light of...

The willingness to take risks shows in the brain

Some people are more willing to take risks than others - but why? (Image: gregepperson / iStock) The tendency towards an increased willingness to...

Did Female Rivalry Promote Hidden Ovulation?

Only the hormones and body temperature tell us humans when we ovulate. (Image: Andrii Zastrozhnov / iStock) Unlike many animals, it is not obvious...

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