The flawless skeleton of the alien-like being was discovered in a leather bag behind an abandoned church in the Atacama Desert in Chile. The tiny creature is only 15 centimeters long and has a conical head, only ten pairs of ribs and bones that looked like those of an eight-year-old child.
Diabetes with complications: How people can protect their eyes Diabetes can cause numerous complications. Among other things, eye diseases that can lead to blindness. Experts explain what can be done if the eyes are already damaged and also how those affected can protect their eyesight in advance.
Young people in Germany drink significantly less alcohol For a long time, alcohol consumption among young people in Germany was extremely worrying. Binge drinking and coma booze are the keywords that are used here. In the meantime, however, the trend has turned and fewer and fewer young people and young adults are prone to alcohol consumption, according to a recent study by the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA).
100,000 people have their appendix removed in Germany every year. In many of them the appendix is not even inflamed. Few adults with an inflamed appendix keep the organ - antibiotics replace the operation.Infection on the appendix In the narrow sense, it is not the appendix, but the appendix, a rudimentary organ.
Online video consultation started in North Rhine-Westphalia If you live a little further away from the next big city, you usually have to plan a lot of time to see the nearest specialist. When it comes to investigations, this cannot be avoided. But to discuss results or discuss the course of treatment with the doctor, a personal visit to the practice is not always necessary.
The oldest syphilis bacterium discovered to date What has long not been considered possible has now been achieved by an international team of researchers with the participation of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Humanity. Scientists were able to recover three genomes of the syphilis bacterium Treponema pallidum from ancient human remains from the Mexican colonial period.
