Health & Medicine

Cancer: On the trail of deadly immortality

The preservation of the end structures of the chromosomes - highlighted here in yellow - forms the prerequisite for the immortality of tumor cells...

Hope in the fight against blindness

Millions of people worldwide are affected by age-related macular degeneration. (Image: Ababsolutum / istock) Researchers have made a breakthrough in researching one of the most...

Testosterone: gender-specific risks

Human hormone levels have complex effects. (Evgeny Gromov / iStock) It is considered the male hormone, but women also make testosterone - a healthy level...

Our residents reveal our age

A colorful microbial society lives in and on us. (Image: jamesbenet / iStock) Age signature in the bacterial structure: Researchers use the characteristics of the...

Antibiotics with a new mechanism of action

Many disease-causing bacteria are immune to common antibiotics. (Image: Dr_Microbe / istock) The world needs new antibiotics: In view of the increasing resistance problem, the...

Our asymmetrical brain is not unique

Gorillas have an asymmetrical brain similar to ours. (Image: Freder / iStock) Our brain is asymmetrical: both the halves of the brain differ slightly from...

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