Health & Medicine

Hormone antibodies could help you lose weight

Losing weight is difficult for many overweight people. (Image: huettenhoelscher / iStock) The body's own hormone Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF21) regulates appetite and...

Seven forms of Covid-19 identified

The symptoms of Covid-19 are varied. (Image: da-kuk / iStock) An infection with the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus can cause a large number of seemingly completely...

Intestinal flora promotes protective mucus

Mucus is important for our intestinal health. (Image: magicmine / iStock) In the intestine, a protective layer of mucus envelops the intestinal walls and...

Another door opener discovered in the cell

Cell culture infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus imitation (pink). (Image: DZNE / Liliana Pedro-Domingues) In order to get into our cells, the coronavirus first has...

Microplastics from the baby bottle

Baby bottles give off microplastics. (Image: AMBER, Trinity College Dublin) Many infants are given the bottle in addition to or instead of the mother's...

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