Covid damages sperm | Abroad
Coronavirus – Men who contract Covid-19 could change the quality of their sperm. This is the result of a study published on Friday in the … Read more
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Probe on course on its way to the sun
Space – The “Solar Orbiter” probe is supposed to fly very close to Venus, Earth’s neighboring planet, on its mission to the sun on Sunday. … Read more
A live vaccine against nasty protozoa
Cell Biology – An estimated one third of the world’s population is infected with the parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. In the “Journal of Biological Methods” … Read more
Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through blood test
Alzheimer’s – Swedish and British scientists say they have developed a method for predicting Alzheimer’s. With the help of blood analyzes, the disease can be … Read more
Four astronauts take off into space with a new SpaceX spaceship
International – Half a year after its historic maiden flight, the SpaceX company “Crew Dragon” took off for the first time for a regular mission … Read more
Smoking weed for Parkinson’s symptoms? | Abroad
Degenerative diseases – In addition to motor effects, Parkinson’s patients also struggle with non-motor symptoms (NMS) such as dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, olfactory … Read more
How the coronavirus outwits a cell
Coronavirus – Researchers at ETH Zurich and the University of Bern have found out how the coronavirus takes control of an infected cell. The mechanism … Read more
Rapamycin could give strength in old age
Medicine – The excessive loss of muscles in old age – called sarcopenia – leads to frailty, weakness and back pain. A well-known drug called … Read more
Roche receives US approval for Coronatest
Pharma – The pharmaceutical company Roche can launch a test in the USA that can detect corona and influenza viruses at the same time. The … Read more