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Medicine and Physiology

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Physical Activity to Reduce Anxiety

A new study confirms – physical activity is an efficient method for reducing anxiety

calendar 28.3.2022
reading-time 5 minutes

The Superpowers of the Liver

It easily breaks down toxins and can even regenerate itself after an injury

calendar 17.3.2022
reading-time 7 minutes

Medical Imaging Technologies – Seeing the Invisible

Sound waves, X-rays, MRI and much sophistication: medical imaging technologies enable us to see deep inside our bodies

calendar 27.2.2022
reading-time 14 minutes

Why Is Blood Type O the Most Common?

There seems to be apparent evolutionary advantage for one blood group over another. How did type O blood become the most prevalent?

calendar 23.2.2022
reading-time 5 minutes

Brain With a Side of Alcohol

Whether one or five drinks – how does alcohol affect our brain’s structure and function?

calendar 31.1.2022
reading-time 8 minutes

How Were Epidemics Faced Before The Age of Vaccines?

From the lepers in the Bible to the victims of the Plague and the Spanish flu – isolations and lockdowns were the main tools to fight infectious diseases

calendar 17.1.2022
reading-time 9 minutes

Is the Nobel Prize Noble? A Legacy of Innovation and Dispute

Can the controversies surrounding the Nobel prize be resolved by adapting it to the 21st century?

calendar 19.12.2021
reading-time 14 minutes

A Small Whiskered World

Hairs that enhance tactile sensation and those that can detect the respiration of worms. Special mustaches in nature

calendar 16.12.2021
reading-time 15 minutes

The Shopping Craze – A Peek Into Consumers’ Minds

In anticipation of Year End sales and shopping craze – how does our brain deal with the abundance of stimuli that promise unending pleasure?

calendar 29.11.2021
reading-time 5 minutes

The Algae That Fuel the Brain

Researches were able to feed a tadpole’s brain oxygen produced by unicellular algae placed inside it

calendar 17.11.2021
reading-time 4 minutes

Breast Cancer Detection – How to be Vigilant?

What are the risk factors for breast cancer? When should you get examined and what should be done upon detection of a suspicious lump?

calendar 31.10.2021
reading-time 8 minutes

It’s All in Your Head – The Placebo Effect

Telling someone who is unwell “It’s all in your head” can sometimes be quite correct

calendar 10.10.2021
reading-time 4 minutes

The Olympic Games – Swifter, Higher, Stronger

Everything about the Olympic Games – from antiquity to their revival in the modern age.

calendar 5.8.2021
reading-time 20 minutes

Gene Doping: When Science and Olympic Sports Meet

From viruses to competitive sports. While still in their infancy, gene doping techniques are already threatening to penetrate the Olympics and Olympic sports in general.

calendar 30.7.2021
reading-time 7 minutes

The Genes Behind Color Vision

What causes color blindness, and why are there so many more color-blind men than women?

calendar 28.6.2021
reading-time 4 minutes

How Is The Climate Crisis Killing Us?

An international committee reports: the incidence of infectious diseases is rising due to climate change, as are diseases related to air pollution

calendar 17.6.2021
reading-time 4 minutes

Warming up in front of the (polluting) fireplace

Despite the romantic imagery, warming the house with a wood or charcoal hearth is one of the most environmentally harmful methods of heating, and is also a health hazard

calendar 5.3.2021
reading-time 5 minutes

Debunking the Outlandish Claim Against the COVID-19 Vaccines

Despite claims by supposedly reliable sources, there is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility. Nor does the coronavirus itself.

calendar 24.2.2021
reading-time 5 minutes

The numbers reveal: The vaccines work

Initial studies indicate that vaccination efforts against the COVID-19 can reduce the morbidity rate and block the spread of the pandemic.

calendar 21.2.2021
reading-time 18 minutes

ADE and Corona Vaccines

What is “Antibody-Dependent Enhancement”? Is there an actual danger of ADE from vaccines against COVID-19?

calendar 15.2.2021
reading-time 11 minutes

Junior Brainwash #9

Which animal is called a vampire? What is umami? What is caries? Challenging science trivia

calendar 30.1.2021
reading-time 1 minutes

Understanding the COVID-19 Vaccines

Safety, efficacy, side effects and the novel technology: Everything you need to know about the first vaccines against the deadly virus

calendar 3.1.2021
reading-time 14 minutes

What a Sweet Potato

Potatoes break down in our bodies into… sugar! How does this happen? A visit with the carbohydrate family

calendar 9.12.2020
reading-time 9 minutes

Vicepresidenta Argimón

Vicepresidenta Argimón y autoridades de Salud Pública definieron medidas de prevención del coronavirus en el Parlamento

calendar 17.5.2020
reading-time 2 minutes