Month: November 2023

A new study shows that sugar and fat change the brain

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Our brains are altered by sugar and fat, which makes us crave them more and more. This is the result of a recent study by the Max Planck Institute. The craving for unhealthy food promotes diabetes and obesity. What happens in the body? The Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne was able to show that the brain changes as a result of the regular consumption of foods high in fat and sugar. As a result, it virtually tells us to prefer unhealthy foods. We want more of it.…

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Black Friday: consumer advocates warn of pitfalls

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The discount battle around Black Friday has also caught on in Austria and is lasting longer and longer. But the discounts are often not as high as expected. Consumer advocates warn of traps and fake stores; NGOs criticise textile waste and poor working conditions in many production facilities in the Global South. Meanwhile, young people post their debt levels on TikTok. Black Friday originates from the USABlack Friday originated in the USA; the Friday after Thanksgiving always falls on the fourth Thursday in November. It is November 24 this year.…

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Tens of thousands forced to flee after flooding in the Philippines

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Severe flooding has been brought on by heavy rains in the Philippines’ centre. According to the authorities on Wednesday, at least one person was killed by the floods. Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes. North Samar was one of the worst-affected provinces in the Southeast Asian island state. Rescue workers were on their way to several towns and villages with rubber dinghies to save trapped people.It had been raining in the region for a week. In the provincial capital of Catarman, significantly more rain had…

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Every third Viennese does not have an Austrian passport

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Vienna – A third of Viennese (34 percent) do not have an Austrian passport, according to the city’s integration monitor presented on Tuesday. Most of the people who have immigrated since 2014 come from EU or EFTA countries and have higher educational qualifications: 25 percent have a school-leaving certificate, and 38 percent have completed higher education. According to the study, young people whose parents came to Vienna from non-EU countries are also increasingly succeeding in advancing their education. Better school-leaving qualifications than parentsEven particularly disadvantaged groups are increasingly achieving better…

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School cancellation: Figures almost back to pre-corona level

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According to a special report created by the Federal Office for Sectarian Issues, the number of homeschooling registrations has now sharply decreased once more after peaking during the 2021–2022 school year. The Ministry of Education predicts that this year will probably see another attainment of the pre-corona level.Notably, higher fives on external examsAt the same time, there is a kind of trend towards “homeschooling tourism” in Germany, where the option to withdraw from school does not exist in this form. In Austria, there is no obligation to attend school, only…

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You should avoid these mistakes now if you have a cold

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A runny nose, a scratchy throat, and excruciating limb pain—colds are our unwelcome wintertime companions. However, if you treat your infection incorrectly, you will have to struggle with the symptoms for longer. It is, therefore, essential to avoid these mistakes. Suppress sneezingSneezing clears the nasal cavity of foreign bodies, such as dust and bacteria. If you suppress it, you keep these germs in your body, promoting even more colds. Even if the loud noise is unpleasant in public, sneezing should never be suppressed. Suppressing a sneeze can even be dangerous…

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How food influences our well-being

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It has long been known that there is a connection between nutrition and well-being. A study on depression now claims to have discovered the extent to which the gut microbiome, the entirety of all microbial co-inhabitants in the gut, plays a role in this. A thorough analysis—the most thorough to date—showed that individuals with depressive symptoms have a markedly different abundance or decrease of specific types of bacteria. The results can be read in the “Nature Communications” journal, published in December. In fact, people with mental illnesses are particularly prone…

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A new corona variant in Austria

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In the midst of the coronavirus wave, a new coronavirus mutation is now causing a stir. The JN.1 variant is said to be even more contagious. As soon as winter arrives, the coronavirus not only dominates the infection scene again but also produces new offspring. After Eris (EG.5) and Pirola (BA.2.86), the JN.1 variant is now causing a stir in research circles. “JN.1 popped up in France a few weeks ago and caused a small outbreak in the north,” explains virologist Monika Redlberger-Fritz from MedUni Vienna. According to the expert,…

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What helps with back pain?

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Unless there are obvious organic causes, like a herniated disc, fracture, severe osteoporosis, tumour metastases, or specific infectious diseases, low back pain or back pain is typically not life-threatening and does not require special treatment. However, a good 80 percent are “non-specific” or “non-specific” back pain, in which a dangerous triggering cause cannot be primarily identified. In these cases, doctors should not “overtreat”.Sick leave is also not advisable; those affected should not be forced into counterproductive inactivity through bed rest. Instead, conventional, conservative measures should be used. “Educating patients about…

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