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Vibrio vulnificus is a gram-negative bacterium that is increasingly threatening beachgoers in coastal regions worldwide. Infections can lead to inflammation, sepsis, and in rare cases, death. Researchers have now deciphered the pathogenicity factors of these vibrions.
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A new measuring device will make it easier to record movement behavior, breathing rate, and pulse. The wireless and batteryless measuring device adheres to the skin like an adhesive bandage.
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More than 20 cigarettes a day can significantly damage vision with greater difficulty in distinguishing color contrasts.
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People with mistreatment experiences in childhood have a changed perception of stimuli later as adults. For example, traumatized people found touch stimuli less reassuring than people without trauma.
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Researchers found that changes in the composition of intestinal bacteria in type 2 diabetes are mainly related to obesity and the intake of dietary supplements and medications, not diabetes, as previously assumed.
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The susceptibility of older people to diseases can be determined by certain substances in the blood.
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Many in the “golden years” still want to have a fulfilled sex life. How can this be dealt with in geriatric medicine and nursing homes? How can desire be reconciled with illness and other geriatric-related questions?
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A strongly increased troponin value after strenuous sports activities could be an early indication of a heart attack risk, a study from the Netherlands finds.
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Obesity-associated malignancies are becoming more common in younger patients. Breast cancer, colorectal cancer, gallbladder cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer, and myeloma risks are on the rise.
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It is believed that over 50% of men between the ages of 40 and 70 suffer from erectile dysfunction. Recent research in eight countries has focused on whether this condition also affects their professional performance.
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Findings from a Germany-focused study has relevance for organizations around the world: One-fifth of all employees experience strong digital stress at work. The consequences: Digitally stressed people consider changing jobs, perform worse and have higher job dissatisfaction.
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For the first time, a previously unknown immunodeficiency syndrome could be detected, which is based on a reduced functionality of the enzyme complex Polymerase delta. This provides important insights into adaptive immunity and cancer development.
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The EU-funded project "KidsAP" is working on an artificial pancreas to fundamentally change the treatment of type 1 diabetes in children between one and seven years of age.
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The process through which bacteria manage to swim against currents was not yet clear. A research team involving the Vienna Technical University found a physical explanation for this.
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Researchers at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, further developed the well-known CRISPR/Cas method. For the first time, it is now possible to modify dozens, if not hundreds, of genes in a cell simultaneously.
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More than 21 million people in Africa are infected with the threadworm Onchocerca volvulus, the causative agent of river blindness. Approximately one in ten of those affected goes blind. Parasitologists in Germany are looking for more effective tools against the parasite.
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The research team expects that the portable breath tester to lead to higher survival rates and lower medical costs for people with the potentially life-threatening lung condition.
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Is the influence of intestinal bacteria on overweight people greater than previously assumed? A research team from the University of Greifswald, Germany, monitored a group of people with diabetes and obesity and recorded altered intestinal flora.
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Researchers have discovered an epigenetic mechanism that involves a protein that can control muscle function, life expectancy and the level of an essential sugar.
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Recent research results show a significant correlation between the basic human attitude of optimism and the quality of sleep.
