Health

Can masculine marketing convince more men to eat vegan?

Eating more plant-based meals is better for our health and better for the planet. But cultural preferences are significant barriers to reducing meat consumption—especially for men, who are underrepresented among vegans ...

Medical research

A new dimension for cell culture (w/ Video)

Cancer cells and stem cells can now be cultivated in 3 dimensions to serve in various experiments to great advantage for researchers. This matrix, commercialized by the start-up QGel, which is based in the scientific park ...

Health

Harmful effects of bisphenol A proved experimentally

Weak concentrations of bisphenol A are sufficient to produce a negative reaction on the human testicle. This has just been shown experimentally for the first time by René Habert and his colleagues (UMR Cellules souches et ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Superbugs spread through the air in hospital wards

(Medical Xpress)—Hospital superbugs can float on air currents and contaminate surfaces far from infected patients' beds, according to University of Leeds researchers.

Health

Oversized meals have been shown to be a factor in obesity

Restaurants frequently serve oversized meals, not only in the United States but also in many other countries, according to a study conducted by an international team of researchers and supported by FAPESP—São Paulo Research ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Are autoantibodies in COVID-19 less harmful than previously thought?

Critically ill COVID-19 patients often have antibodies in their blood that bind to the body's own structures, so-called autoantibodies. Scientists from the BIH at Charité and the Max Delbrück Center have now discovered ...

Cardiology

Exploring how a scorpion toxin might help treat heart attacks

Scientists are discovering potential life-saving medicines from an unlikely source: the venom of creatures like snakes, spiders and scorpions. Scorpion venom, in particular, contains a peptide that has beneficial effects ...

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