Health & Medicine

Vaccination strategies: can the second dose be delayed?

The corona vaccine is still in short supply. (Image: Ridofranz / iStock) How can the existing vaccines against Sars-CoV-2 be used most effectively? ...

Placenta as a garbage dump for genetic defects

The placenta nourishes the embryo, but also enriches mutations. (Image: magicmine / iStock) The placenta, like the embryo, arises from the fertilized egg cell,...

Covid-19 risk increases with pollen count

Birch pollen in spring. (Image: Gregory_DUBUS / iStock) The weather and our behavior are not the only influencing factors for a coronavirus infection: The...

Alzheimer’s in the intestinal nervous system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLUORZkxbUU The Dreaded dementia apparently affects not only the brain, but also the nervous system of the digestive system, researchers report. Source: Research in a nutshell...

Why belly fat is more stubborn

How does intermittent fasting affect body fat? (Image: Tatiana / iStock) The belly fat surrounding our organs is considered to be particularly harmful to...

How antidepressants work

Antidepressants help against depression - but how? (Image: Ponomariova_Maria / iStock) What effects do antidepressants have on the brain? And why do they...

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