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New drug doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers of all, with only a few patients surviving longer than a year after diagnosis. ©...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Astronomy

Red dwarfs exposed as “planet destroyers”.

Young red dwarfs can also devour planets, astronomers have discovered. © ESA/Hubble, CC by 4.0 Stellar danger: Young red dwarf stars can...
Ashton Edwards -
Health & Medicine

Magnesium preparations: Öko-Test confirms “no additional health benefits”

After exercise or for leg cramps, many people like to take magnesium tablets or capsules. However, a current Öko-Test study shows that this can...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: Northern lights and will-o’-the-wisps

Where is the far north? After all, there are different north poles. For author and historian Adwin de Kluyver, the north lies...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

According to the study: Why it doesn’t always help to vent loudly

Simply letting anger out often seems to be the most direct and effective way to deal with anger. We'll explain to you here why...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Biology

The ring of natural sciences

When it comes to telling natural and cultural history, incorporating political influences as well as social upheavals, we often read about choosing...
Elijah Burt -
Earth & Climate

More than half of the oceans are still insufficiently explored

The deep sea probably contains a wealth of still unknown species. This amphipod of the genus Epimeria was recently discovered at a depth...
Ashton Edwards -
Biology

The pigeon’s compass is (also) located in the liver

Carrier pigeons have an amazing ability to find their way back home. Now researchers have discovered a possible new mechanism for this. ©...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

Alzheimer’s becomes apparent even in middle age

A blood test can detect early molecular signs of Alzheimer's even in middle age. © ojos de hojalata/ iStock Early warning: Even...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Psychology & Sociology

New school, new me

Image: pexels / www.kaboompics.com When changing schools, it's not just the organizational aspect that is worth considering. This changes an entire social...
Emmaline Middleton -
Health & Medicine

Zen meditation: instructions and what’s behind it

Zen meditation is one of the most common forms of meditation. Here you will find out exactly what this term means and how you...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Helps against forgetfulness: According to experts, this “food” is essential for the brain

Forgetfulness is annoying – and sometimes scares us. But if we understand how memory works, we can train it. An expert explains what's important. Sometimes...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
History & Archaeology

With mercury medicine against leprosy

Bones of a dead person from the Middle Ages buried in a French leprosy hospital. © Fiorin et al./ Journal of Archaeological Science,...
Alan Cannon -
Astronomy

Astronomical mystery object hides almost “naked” black hole

This image shows the object Abell 2744-QSO1, a “Little Red Dot” from the early cosmos magnified by the galaxy cluster Abell 2744. Astronomers...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: From worker to queen

A wasp of the species Polistes canadensis. In this species, workers can also become queens. © UCLDid this wasp win the power...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

“We don’t have a health system – we mainly have a disease system”

Heat, air pollution, loss of biodiversity: Environmental medicine Prof. Dr. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann explains why our health does not only develop in doctor's offices -...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Dangerous heat wave: Seniors and children need special protection

For some, summer heat means pure joy of life, for others it means serious danger. The health risk increases at temperatures as low as...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Biology

Biofluorescence: Fire salamanders also glow

Fire salamanders biofluoresce greenish after exposure to UV light. © Bernat Burriel-Carranza/ Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona Surprising discovery: The yellow-black...
Elijah Burt -
Health & Medicine

Overdosed and “no additional health benefit”: Öko-Test criticizes magnesium preparations in a row

After exercise or for leg cramps, many people like to take magnesium tablets or capsules. However, a current Öko-Test study shows that this can...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
Health & Medicine

Ebola update: virus genome sequenced, search for antiviral agents underway

Ebola viruses on a cell. Researchers have now sequenced the genome of the current Bundibugyo Ebola virus. This reveals more about the origin...
Willy Lewis, M.D. -
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