Due to border closures in the wake of the corona crisis, the arrival of refugees in Europe has temporarily dipped. However, worldwide numbers of refugees have surged, again, within a year, driven by violence, war, persecution, ...
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When an embryo develops, a wide variety of proteins and enzymes trigger a series of biochemical reactions. The development of the lymphatic vasculature is crucially dependent on one specific protein—the growth factor VEGF-C. ...
Jun 11, 2020
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Cystic fibrosis is the most frequent severe inherited disorder worldwide. Every year, hundreds of families are confronted with this diagnosis—and to date, there is no cure for this disease, which mainly affects the respiratory ...
Jun 8, 2020
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More and more, people are using internet forums as the first place to look for information on health issues. However, the scientific medical information being provided there is often so complex that laypeople are barely able ...
Mar 20, 2020
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During the development of the human nervous system, billions of nerve cells connect in order to communicate with each another. To this end, they use axons and dendrites. Wrongly matched processes, or those which are no longer ...
Jun 27, 2018
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The immune system often initiates its response to pathogens by activating immune cells, so-called phagocytes, which migrate to sites of inflammation. There, the phagocytes release certain proteins, including the S100A8/S100A9 ...
Jun 7, 2018
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Physical activity plays a major role in children's and young people's health. International studies, however, show that physical activity is currently decreasing. In early years, children's own motor competence and their ...
Apr 25, 2018
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The process of inflammation is complex. The main role is played by immune cells migrating from the blood into the tissue to fight the inflammation. If too many of these cells are active, however, they can just as easily cause ...
Apr 18, 2018
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