Health & Medicine

New weapons against parasitic diseases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyMDj6AE6WY Sleeping sickness, chagas and leishmaniasis make life difficult for millions of people every year. Researchers are now working on a weak point in...

Zoonoses: Danger from wildlife trade

In some Asian markets, wildlife is traded for consumption or for use in traditional medicine. (Image: Nikada / iStock) Wild animals as sources of...

How our brain tracks movement

Whether we move ourselves or whether we watch someone else doing it - both trigger similar reactions in the brain. (Image: UCLA /...

Why the thymus is important in pregnancy

The thymus gland plays an important role in pregnancy. (Image: IMBA / Kulcsar) How does the female immune system adjust to pregnancy? A...

New coronavirus strain is spreading

The new strain B.1.1.7. is still rampant mainly in Great Britain. (Image: da_uk / iStock) A new variant of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus is...

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