27 nov 2022 om 18:12 It is common advice for women not to drink alcohol during pregnancy. Austrian researchers emphasize that it is better for women to avoid any glass of alcohol during that period. Even small amounts can affect the brain of the fetus, they conclude in a new study. Alcohol can cause numerous…
16 nov 2022 om 12:23Update: 5 uur geleden Bacteria that cause leprosy, a disease that can lead to severe deformities of the arms, legs and face, may help against liver disease. This is shown by research by the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with the British and US Departments of Health. Leprosy is one of…
15 nov 2022 om 16:27Update: 5 uur geleden The sperm production of men worldwide is declining faster than we thought. Researchers fear we are approaching a tipping point. Then the fertility of the majority of men is at risk. A 2017 study found that sperm counts in Western men fell by more than 50 percent…
13 nov 2022 om 04:58 The researchers at UMC Utrecht call it operating without cutting. They are testing a new treatment for breast cancer, which may make breast surgery unnecessary in the future. Although the method is still in its infancy, the first women can already receive the treatment in a study context, researcher Mirjam…
10 nov 2022 om 10:05Update: 3 uur geleden We know less about the risks of cardiovascular disease in women than in men. But there is even less knowledge about the risks in women with a migration background, who belong to an ethnic minority. This is because studies are still too focused on the white man,…
24 jul 2019 om 22:47Update: 3 uur geleden Singer Waylon let in last Sunday Farm of Thirst knowing that his erectile dysfunction was a reason for him to cheat: “It is very intense to experience as a man: my shit is not working.” General practitioner Edwin de Vaal explains what an erectile dysfunction is and…
03 nov 2022 om 10:08Update: 3 uur geleden Researchers are on the trail of a promising and rapid treatment for severe depression. In addition to specialist therapy, the treatment consists of a special substance: psilocybin. That is the substance that makes people hallucinate when taking magic mushrooms. The treatment has already been tested on a…
30 okt 2022 om 11:56 Do you have a busy job, a full agenda and a tight schedule for social activities? Then you might be an agenda hedonist. Journalist Tom Grosfeld wrote a book about it. He argues for more time to lounge around, a call that fits seamlessly with quiet quitting. But how do…
30 okt 2022 om 05:58Update: een uur geleden Fewer and fewer women are dying of breast cancer. That’s because researchers know more about the disease. Recently, researchers are not only looking at cancer cells and ways to fight them, but also at what the body itself can do to get rid of them. This prevents…
Researchers from University College London and Universität Innsbruck have developed a new test method that can detect cervical cancer at an early stage. The Guardian speaks of a “revolutionary test”. The new test can accurately determine when abnormal cells develop in women. These abnormalities can eventually lead to cervical cancer. In addition, the test also…