Health & Medicine

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...

Telemedicine: Distance in Healthcare

Information and communication technologies are increasingly finding their way into medical practice. (Image: adventtr / iStock) Remote diagnoses, digital health monitoring and networked experts:...

The body’s own “killer cleaning agent”

When salmonella (red) enter a cell, APOL3 (green) attaches to the surface of the bacterium and breaks it down. (Image: Video-Auschnit, Credit: R....

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