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Hijacked immune system
02/10/2022 · Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll InstituteIn immunocompromised people Candida albicans can invade the bloodstream and cause life-threatening infections. A research team has now discovered that the fungus specifically exploits human immune defenses to do this.
Affective teaching
01/17/2022 · ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of MunichAfter the introduction of ethics classes, support for traditional attitudes eroded. Conversely, the teaching reform had no effect on life satisfaction or ethical behaviors such as volunteerism.
Spicy breast milk?
11/25/2021 · Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of MunichIn part of a recent study, it was found that after eating pepper, the alkaloid piperine was present in the milk of breastfeeding woman. The findings help decipher mechanisms that shape our food preferences from infancy.