Health & Medicine

What the corona virus does in the lungs

Sars-CoV-2 coronaviruses exiting human cells. (Image: NIAID-RML) The Covid disease caused by the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus leads to pneumonia and shortness of breath in severe cases...

Sanitary towels and panty liners in the test: eco is no better

Öko-Test has tested sanitary napkins and panty liners. The result: Conventional products are particularly convincing. We looked at why. Sanitary napkins, panty liners...

What keeps our foot stable

Footprint in the sand (Image: M. Venkadesan) Our foot is a unique construction of nature - and less researched than you might think. Because researchers...

Animal experiments: insect nerves instead of mammals

3D view of a grasshopper embryo, colored red is the central nervous system. (Image: Hanover University of Veterinary Medicine Foundation) Up to now it has...

Depression: hesitation shows relapse risk

Many depression patients relapse after stopping medication. (Wavebreakmedia / iStock) It would often have been better to continue treatment - the relapse rate for depression...

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