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Healthy breakfast: protein protects against diabetes

MunichWomen who eat eggs, milk and cheese for breakfast protect themselves from diabetes. The reason: protein-rich foods in the morning keep glucose and insulin levels in check.

Health Minister Spahn infected with Sars-CoV-2

The corona virus has now also reached the federal government. Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) was the first minister to test positive.

Health Minister Bahr: Assauer encourages many people

Health report: Anyone who has "backs" in Germany

Healthy in the office: keep typing

Relaxing in front of the computer screen could be so easy. A new study reveals how to do it.

Ordinary mouthwashes kill coronaviruses

Gargling for 30 seconds could be enough to neutralize the coronavirus with a commercially available mouthwash solution.

Targeted corona infection for research?

Researchers want to infect volunteers with the coronavirus to advance vaccine development. Can such considerations become a reality?

Gout patients are often poorly cared for

Gout is very painful but can be treated well. However, it is often only recognized late and then not adequately treated.

Gout: Men are more likely to have problems with potency

Men with gout are particularly likely to have problems with potency. Every third person is affected, but there are often other health problems lurking.

Glaucoma: Coffee increases the risk for those with previous exposure

Anyone who has relatives who suffer from glaucoma should hold back on coffee: just three cups a day increases the risk of going blind.

Glaucoma: Meditating lowers intraocular pressure

When you meditate, the intraocular pressure drops. This could prevent glaucoma from progressing - and possibly save those affected from going blind.

Happiness can be calculated

MunichResearchers have developed a formula that can be used to calculate happiness.

Gluten-free products: Not recommended for healthy people

People who can tolerate gluten are also increasingly turning to gluten-free products - in the hope that they will be healthier. Often the opposite is the case.

Gluten-free products: arsenic instead of gluten

Eating gluten-free is also a trend for people without celiac disease. But the diet carries an unexpected risk.

Gluten Intolerance: Mechanism Revealed

MunichSo far there is no drug against gluten intolerance. The first step is to discover what exactly is going on in the intestine.

Gluten intolerance: human protein protects the intestines

MunichGluten, the adhesive protein, gives some people severe stomach grief: After eating wheat, barley and the like, they suffer from cramps, nausea and diarrhea. One of the body's own proteins could help them

Pomegranate helps with bowel inflammation

There is a substance in pomegranates that could help people with inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease.

Gluten: number of intolerances underestimated

Gluten intolerance often goes undetected for a long time. In children it is ten times more common than previously assumed.

Cataracts: eye drops instead of surgery

Clear vision thanks to a few eye drops. Researchers are working on a new therapy option for cataracts.

Greece tightened corona restrictions

After the increased number of corona infections, Greece has ordered restrictions for the holiday region of Chalkidiki and Mykonos. What counts?