Health & Medicine

Brain implant allows blind woman to see shapes

The blind test person Berna Gómez with the special glasses. (Image: University of Utah) A micro-implant could in the future enable blind people to...

Research proves that women are not at all more emotional than men

The stereotype still prevails that women are more emotional than men. But researchers are now sweeping that prejudice off the table. It is often...

Impaired immune timing in severe cases

Tiny pests: artist's depiction of coronaviruses. (Image: BlackJack3D / iStock) What went wrong in the body when a SARS-CoV-2 infection brings people to the...

COVID-19 can just transform into a childhood disease

As adults become immune, the risk of infection will shift to younger, unvaccinated children, researchers predict. What we know so far about the coronavirus seems...

Quarantined in a test tube: these flies underwent it for science

And it turns out that quarantined lone fruit flies sleep too little and eat too much. Recognizable? For many people, the lockdowns introduced have...

Major pandemics are much less rare than you think

And the chance that one will break out will also become much greater in the coming decades. The current COVID-19 pandemic is arguably the deadliest...

Corona jab and flu jab can be safely combined

This may save you a trip to the doctor in the future. Now that everyone has had the chance to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the...

‘Pacemaker for the brain’ makes untreatable depression treatable

This could be the breakthrough psychiatry has been waiting for for years. Unfortunately, depression is a common problem. Fortunately, a psychologist or psychiatrist can...

Scientists discover why wisdom teeth are taking so long

Most don't get them until around the age of eighteen, while they get through much earlier with our closest relative the chimpanzee. What's...

Tuberculosis deaths are on the rise for the first time in more than a decade

According to researchers, it is a worrying side effect of the corona lockdowns that have been introduced. A prediction made by researchers at the start...

Delta variant doubles the chance of hospitalization

It means that the delta variant is considerably more dangerous for unvaccinated people than the alpha (British) variant. Meanwhile, the original coronavirus has mutated several...

Much-discussed ‘miracle pill’ against corona also causes excitement in Europe, but is that justified?

Introducing molnupiravir. Recently, the American pharmaceutical company Merck came with promising news. They turned out to develop a surprisingly effective antiviral drug that...

Stutterers don’t stutter if they think they are alone

And that provides new insight into why stuttering happens: the idea that someone is listening may play a key role. Worldwide there are about...

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