How vacation time affects health

Vacation has many facets, whether on the beach, in the mountains, or in unfamiliar cities. The decisive factor is the change of scenery from everyday stress and the recreational effect. The way vacation time can influence health was most recently examined in a Finnish study. In the “Helsinki Businessmen Study,” scientists looked at, among other things, the extent to which the length of vacation can affect health. A total of 1,222 middle-aged male executives took part in the study. They had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease and…

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New corona vaccine developed in Switzerland

Swiss researchers have developed a nasal or oral vaccine against Corona. The Corona vaccine, which can be administered via the nose or mouth, has been successfully tested in animal studies at the University of Basel, the university said Monday. The release said the coronaviruses modified for the vaccine could enter cells and trigger a desired immune response. However, they could not replicate in the body. Corona vaccine also prevents infection in animal studies.Researchers from the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel tested the vaccine with nasal drops in…

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U6 in Vienna in June partly not running between Neue Donau and Floridsdorf

Vienna’s U6 subway line is not running between Neue Donau and Floridsdorf stations for a few days in June. “The U6 is being further modernized and will get new tracks at Floridsdorf station as well as a new turning facility,” Wiener Linien said in a release Monday. The work would take place on two weekends in June. The U6 will not run between Neue Donau and Floridsdorf stations from June 9, 10 p.m. to June 11, end of service, and from June 16, 10 p.m. to June 18. “Passengers can…

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