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Plague infection 5000 years ago

This jaw belonged to a man who probably succumbed to an infection with Yersinia pestis around 5,000 years ago. (Photo: Dominik Göldner, BGAEU,...

Astronauts cut with gene scissors

NASA astronaut Christina Kock performing the experimental procedure on board the International Space Station. (Image: Sebastian Kraves) The famous CRISPR / Cas9 technology has...

Self-dissolving pacemaker

Illustration of the transient pacemaker on the heart. (Image: Northwestern University / George Washington University) No further intervention necessary: ​​If the heart only needs...

New genes at risk for breast cancer identified

Breast cancer (Image: Lars Neumann / iStock) If many women in a family develop breast or ovarian cancer, genetic tests can clarify whether the risk...

More heart attacks from World Cup

Cheering football fans. (Image: efenzi / iStock) Major sporting events such as a soccer World Cup sweep millions of people away - and the...

Corona antibodies as a drug

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mUeE7b7z7c German researchers isolate antibodies from the blood of recovered persons that attack the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This could lead to the development of drugs...

How catchy tunes disturb our sleep

Subject in the musical sleep test. (Image: Robert Rogers / Baylor University) Many people listen to music before falling asleep to help them relax....

Metals discovered in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients

Copper particles in the amyloid deposit of an Alzheimer's brain. (Image: Neil Telling and James Everett) Researchers have discovered tiny deposits of elemental copper...

Laughing gas for severe depression

Depression can become life-threatening. New treatment options are in demand. (Image: cindygoff / iStock) Hope for previously hopeless cases: a one-hour treatment with...

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