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About five million infants will die worldwide in 2021 – plus more than two million children, adolescents and young adults. The UN attributes most deaths to poor access to good health care. However, there are also positive trends. Many young people still die from treatable diseases or injuries because they lack good medical care, according to the United Nations (UN). According to a new estimate, the UN reported about five million children under five died worldwide in 2021. 7.7 million deaths per yearBacterial infection is the second leading cause of…

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About five million infants will die worldwide in 2021 – plus more than two million children, adolescents and young adults. The UN attributes most deaths to poor access to good health care. However, there are also positive trends. Many young people still die from treatable diseases or injuries because they lack good medical care, according to the United Nations (UN). According to a new estimate, the UN reported about five million children under five died worldwide in 2021. 7.7 million deaths per yearBacterial infection is the second leading cause of…

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USB-C is just a practical plug-in system. You don’t necessarily see which interface with which standard is behind it on the connector. The possibilities are many, and the various designations can be very confusing. As early as 2014, the USB Implementers Forum published the USB-C plug-in system, but it took a while to catch on. In the meantime, however, not only every new Android smartphone has the practical socket to which cables can no longer be plugged in the wrong way. Current notebooks, PCs and other devices also have at…

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Are your windows also constantly fogging up, and no matter how long you ventilate, the moisture doesn’t dry? An energy expert explains why this happens – and what you can do about it. Especially in winter, you notice it: window panes fog up, and condensation forms in thick drops. Why does this happen? The quick answer: the humidity is too high, and you should ventilate to protect yourself from moisture damage and mold. Because the water film is an optimal breeding ground for the spores. Who wants to know it…

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An addiction that worries more and moreFor millions of people, the smartphone has become a problematic habit of doing without. For some, the smartphone even threatens to become an addiction that one cannot do without, at the risk of becoming ill and suffering withdrawal symptoms, just like other addictive substances. The first sign to look out forHow do we know if we are addicted to the smartphone or if we might become so? There are a few signals we need to watch out for. According to the PEW Research Center…

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Our day has 24 hours; a year has 365 days – at least according to our generally accepted definition. A scientist has examined this more closely and now reveals that the reality is quite different because our days are shorter. According to our general understanding of the duration of a day, the Earth needs precisely 24 hours to make a full 360-degree rotation. However, a Japanese space agency JAXA researcher has now exposed this as false. As planet researcher James O’Donoghue explains, according to data from MSN, the Earth has…

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It is still often claimed that dark bread is baked from whole grains. Many consumers think they have purchased healthy whole-grain bread by buying dark bread. However, this impression is not always accurate. Because there are other ways than using whole grain to give the loaf a more muscular appearance. Even the addition of malt products is sufficient for obtaining a darker colour. The degree of milling of the flour used is decisive for evaluating the whole grain content of a loaf of bread. Thus, there are different types of…

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Experts say that the highly contagious XBB.1.5 subline of the Corona variant Omikron could spread to Europe in the coming weeks and months. “One can say with some prognostic certainty that the variant will become the dominant variant in our country as well,” said German epidemiologist Hajo Zeeb. XBB.1.5 has rapidly increased in frequency in the northeastern U.S. and has dominated infection activity there since mid-December, said Richard Neher, head of the Evolution of Viruses and Bacteria research group at the University of Basel Biozentrum. Outside the northeastern U.S., the…

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Good New Year’s resolutions can make sense, but many fail. When this happens, mechanisms are triggered in the body that prevents learning from failure. With the right strategies, however, you can counteract this – and move forward through loss. No matter if it’s a good resolution or a business idea: If you fail, you hurt your ego, and your self-image is scratched. The feeling of failure triggers the production of cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline in the body, explains Munich psychologist Dieter Frey – stress hormones that are supposed to enable…

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