Health & Medicine

A first cell atlas of our heart

Human heart muscle cells grown from stem cells (Image: Sebastian Diecke / MDC) Our heart is a complex organ - the engine of our life....

How vaccination and immunity affect the pandemic

The further course of the corona pandemic is still open. (Image: matejmo / iStock) When it comes to predicting the future development of the...

Why doesn’t it get dark when you blink?

Every few seconds we blink to moisten our eyes. (laflor / istock) Actually, it should go black before our eyes every few seconds: Whenever...

Why the top venomous spider is so toxic

The bite from an Australian funnel-web spider can be fatal. (Image: Dr David Wilson) On the trail of deadly potential: Researchers have clarified why...

How hallucinogens work in the brain

Serotonin receptor with accumulated hallucinogen, left cryo-electron microscope image, right illustration. (Image: Skiniotis Lab, Stanford / Roth Lab, UNC-Chapel Hill) Drugs like LSD and...

Functional shift in early childhood

The importance of sleep changes in toddlerhood. (Image: dragana991 / iStock) Why do we need so much sleep and babies? Researchers are now...

Do allergies have a good root?

Artist's impression of a mast cell (center) with IgE antibodies (blue), the FcεRI receptor (red) and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (yellow). (Image: Bobby R....

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