Health & Medicine

Researchers create human-monkey chimeric embryos

This blastocyst is a chimera. (Image: Weizhi Ji / Kunming University of Science and Technology) Researchers have created chimeric human-monkey embryos from human stem...

Spermidine can strengthen memory in old age

Wheat germ is particularly rich in spermidine. (Image: billnoll / iStock) The natural substance spermidine is contained in wheat germ, nuts, mushrooms and many...

Plasticizer: potential hazard clarified

Research results in goldfish indicate a risk to the nervous system from bisphenols. (Image: Christian Wißler) Many plastic products contain bisphenols as plasticizers. ...

How stress thins hair

Growth and hair loss are based on processes in the area of ​​the hair roots. (Image: sefa ozel / iStock) It is well known...

An “interpretation center” in sight

Researchers have shown the functions of a “center” in our brain that enables complex mental performance. (Image: DNY59 iStock) What happens in the brain...

What makes our brains big

After five days, gorilla neural progenitor cells form a conical shape (right), while human cells (left) remain cylindrical. (Image: S.Benito-Kwiecinski / MRC LMB...

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