Category: Biology
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Secondhand herbicide methotrexate promotes chronic kidney disease and mortality in internal medicine residents of Mexico
Chemicals are released into the environment in small concentrations in smoke or flames. In this study scientists at the institute of physiology and psychosomatics in research found out that this is not the case: The chemical released by the cannabis plants are aniramide. “I was very worried about the chemical exposure of the staff, as…
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Unexpected memory differences can be hard to prove
Recently, the research group led by Schijnapp were able to show how memories that occur more recently, e.g. in the hippocampus, can be further strengthened by the physiological brain activity. The results were published in Nature Scientific Reports. The researchers try to elucidate how the physiological stimulus exposure can underlie the strengthening of the still…