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Anna Sacco

Anna Sacco

Editor and reporter for DW Science focused on popular science topics, developmental psychology, gender gap issues as well as reproductive medicine.

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Featured stories by Anna Sacco

A symbolic couple standing next to a double bed, she is pregnant. Title picture to the episode about sex during pregnancy from the series "Sex & the Body".

Sex during pregnancy: Safe or not?

How pregnancy sex might cause bleeding, which positions to avoid & why doing it might even feel better while pregnant.
HealthOctober 16, 202311:42 min
DW Sendung - Projekt Zukunft - ASMR

The ASMR video craze 

Do ASMR videos have a calming effect? One study shows they can lower your heart rate. 
ScienceJuly 30, 202105:55 min
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Stories by Anna Sacco

Italien Vulkane Phlegräische Felder Campi Flegrei Vesuv

The enormous supervolcano that’s hidden from sight

The enormous supervolcano that’s hidden from sight

Italy's Campi Flegrei is seeing frequent earth tremors and a rising ground level. Could an eruption be imminent?
ScienceDecember 16, 202305:05 min
DW Sendung In Good Shape 24.02.2023 Better Bites Krebsrisiko

Three foods that lower your cancer risk

Three foods that lower your cancer risk

We look at some cancer-busting foods to include in your regular diet.
HealthMarch 1, 202302:36 min
In Good Shape | Anna Sacco / Julia Vergin

The ideal age to have children

The ideal age to have children

How does a woman's age when giving birth affect the health of the mother and the child?
ScienceDecember 24, 202104:50 min
A pregnant woman holds her unclothed belly gently

Pregnant and I wish I'd known …

Pregnant and I wish I'd known …

Morning sickness, mood swings, weird cravings — there's more to pregnancy than that. DW's Anna Sacco lists her top 13.
ScienceSeptember 10, 2021
DW Real Talk Baby Titelgrafik

Real Talk Baby: The perfect age to have babies

Real Talk Baby: The perfect age to have babies

DW's new series "Real Talk Baby!" digs deep into science behind baby-making.
ScienceSeptember 1, 202109:49 min
Symbole für das männliche und weibliche Geschlecht

Gender inclusive research

Gender inclusive research

Research needs to start factoring in sex, gender and related issues to a much greater extent.
ScienceApril 3, 202106:22 min
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