Health & Medicine

Test detects virus variants in saliva

This is what the test device looks like. (Image: Devora Najjar) PCR tests are considered the gold standard for the detection of Sars-CoV-2, but...

Genetic influences on menopause identified

Ovary of a woman. (Image: PALMIHELP / iStock) The age at which women enter menopause is not only decisive for individual child planning, but...

How insulin affects the internal clock

Human fat cells with lipid droplets (white). (Image: DIfE) Our internal clock determines when we get tired, when we get hungry and when which...

How likely are escape mutations?

Symbolic representation of a mutation of the coronavirus. (Image: peterschreiber.media/ iStock) As vaccination rates rise, more and more governments are loosening the measures they...

Children develop long-term immunity to Covid-19

Immune protection against the coronavirus. (Image: loops7 / iStock) How does the child's immune system react to Covid-19? Apparently, compared to adults, children...

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