Category: Feature Stories

Remdesivir was one of the drugs given to former U.S. President Donald Trump for his Covid infection. Early on, as of July 2020, it proved effective against Sars-CoV-2, but because it is a drug that must be administered daily via an infusion, it is rarely used in practice. However, Chinese experts have now developed a form of this drug suitable for swallowing: the remdesivir derivative VV116. According to these study data, it should be similarly effective in this form as the combination drug Paxlovid. The study data were published in…

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More and more people find their lives too stressful. They wish they had more time for themselves and their loved ones. At the turn of the year, many resolve to make changes in their lives. Some want to eat a more balanced diet and consciously lose some body weight. Others want to be more active in sports or stop their unhealthy vices. But they give up their good intentions too quickly and fall back into their old ways. So that it does not come only so far, one should tackle…

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What to do for your health? In 2023, this will undoubtedly be an essential topic again regarding New Year’s resolutions. That’s why we have five particular keys for you that will be particularly good for your health next year and are still easy to implement, even with little time. Do 20 minutes of sport twice a week – It doesn’t always have to be a marathon. Twice a week for 20 minutes of exercise is enough to be much healthier and can be done even if you don’t have much…

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The bathroom, especially the toilet, is not exactly the cleanest place in a home. After all, we go there to relieve ourselves. That’s why dozens of bacteria per square centimetre cavort there. That may seem like a lot, but your toilet isn’t the biggest offender when harbouring microbes and bacteria – there are even dirtier places in your home. Curious about which ones they are? Read on to find out. But be warned: you’ll never look at your home with the same eyes again. Cutting BoardsYou use your cutting board…

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Wherever there are many different animals and plants, there are also many languages. This has been especially true since humans settled down around 12,000 years ago. With hunter-gatherers, the influence of the environment was less pronounced, as researchers now report. There are currently still around 7,000 languages worldwide. Today, this diversity is threatened with a fate similar to that of biodiversity: if only a few speakers remain, sooner or later, the language will disappear altogether. The study“Environmental factors drive language density more in food-producing than in hunter-gatherer populations,” Proceedings of…

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And bang, Christmas is already over again. While many have been given plenty of presents and are happy about them, others can’t do anything with their gifts. Many therefore ask themselves anew every year: Can certain things be returned, and how does an exchange work best? Even the Christ Child makes mistakes from time to time. Whether it’s unnecessary last-minute purchases that don’t bring you joy, clothes that don’t fit, books that you now own in duplicate, or electrical appliances that you don’t need at all, when it comes to…

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The focus of the next carol singing campaign 2022/23 of the Dreikönigsaktion (DKA) is in northern Kenya, in the regions of Marsabit and Samburu. In this desert-like region, 80 percent of the people live as pastoralists. Attacks on cattle herds by rival tribes, child marriage and genital mutilation are still social problems in the region, reported a group of “Yarumal Missionaries” from the Samburu region in an interview with Kathpress.The DKA partner organization aims to improve the living conditions of women and girls through education and empowerment work. The project…

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Climate researcher Helga Kromp-Kolb takes stock of a year full of extremes such as droughts, fires and floods. Action must be taken in 2023, experts say. For many people, the 2022 climate crisis has become a climate catastrophe. Among the worst events was the heat wave that lasted for weeks in India and Pakistan in April, bringing peak temperatures above 50 °C. It was also boiling in Canada, Argentina and Europe. Peak temperatures above 40 °C in some cities in the U.K. are equivalent to 1500-year events. The year 2022…

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In addition to Venice, other countries also want to charge additional fees for entry from 2023. In many countries around the world, this is already practiced. The Italian lagoon city of Venice plans to require tourists to book their trip to the old town in advance by the summer of 2023. In 2023, visitors should buy a ticket to visit the historic center. In this way, the municipality wants to plan better how many people will be in the city. Over the years, excessive tourism has led to overcrowding and…

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