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Health & Medicine

How the liver proactively prepares for food

The mitochondria in the liver change shape as soon as food is perceived in the brain. The image shows an electron micrograph of...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - May 17, 2024

Health & Medicine

Don’t women get cold faster than men?

Although women may subjectively freeze more quickly in everyday life, their objectively observed thermoregulation indicates the opposite. © Antonio Diaz / iStock ...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - May 17, 2024

Health & Medicine

Chimpanzees learn throughout their lives

Chimpanzees are one of humans' closest living relatives and therefore share similar...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - May 17, 2024

Health & Medicine

Resistant fungus on the rise

Colonies of the yeast Candida auris (blue). © Franziska Pietsch/University of Würzburg ...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - May 17, 2024

Health & Medicine

New genetic cause of Alzheimer’s dementia

People who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene in their DNA are almost certain to develop Alzheimer's disease. © fruttipics / iStock ...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - May 17, 2024

Health & Medicine

Blood collection via suction cup

No “nasty” needle necessary: Based on the example of the leech, researchers have developed a suction cup with hidden “teeth” that can gently and...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - May 17, 2024

Health & Medicine

Toad poison for treating depression?

The Colorado toad (Incilius alvarius) produces a hallucinogenic drug in its skin glands. © Patrick_Gijsbers/ iStock Hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin have long...

Willy Lewis, M.D. - May 17, 2024

Psychology & Sociology

Caffeine – pick-me-up or spoilsport?

An estimated 600,000 to 700,000 tons of roasted coffee were produced in Germany in 2022 - the majority in three dozen large companies out...

Emmaline Middleton - May 17, 2024

Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: The world of language

Dogs can understand words for certain objects in a way similar to human language comprehension, a study suggests... more Using video recordings of a small...

Elijah Burt - May 17, 2024

Psychology & Sociology

Milli, micro, nano – the world of the small

Observing particles such as atoms or molecules moving according to the rhythm of quantum physics was unthinkable for a long time. That has...

Emmaline Middleton - May 16, 2024

Psychology & Sociology

Do animal welfare labels in supermarkets influence our purchasing behavior?

In the virtual supermarket, large banners with the husbandry labels were placed above the meat shelf. © ILR/Uni Bonn ...

Emmaline Middleton - May 16, 2024

Psychology & Sociology

Sympathetic technology: Robot smiles in sync with people

https://www.forschung.de/wp-content/uploads/a/d/adi4724_Movie-Still_mov1_seq1_v2.mp4 Video: Facial robot “Emo” shows its ability to synchronize facial expressions with a human partner. © Yuhang Hu Winning robo-facial expressions through fine motor skills...

Emmaline Middleton - May 16, 2024

Psychology & Sociology