Asteroids as tall as skyscrapers fly past Earth

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2 Asteroids are approaching our planet next weekend – there is no impact risk. Two asteroids the size of multi-story buildings will fly by Earth this weekend. The first is designated 2016 CZ31, and the flyby will take place Friday at 1 a.m. CEST. According to calculations, the asteroid has a size of about 122 meters – about the height of one of the buildings of the Vienna UNO City (VIC – Vienna International Centre). There is no need to worry about an impact; according to NASA, the asteroid will…

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7,569 new infections in Austria on Friday

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From Thursday to Friday, 7,569 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is below the 7-day average of 8,993 infections. The 7-day incidence drops to 707.23. This brings the number of active Corona cases down to 114,840. Seventy-one thousand forty-seven new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. This results in a positive rate of 10.65 percent. There are also 12 new deaths. This means that 19,080 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died across Austria. There are currently 1,654 patients being treated in the hospital and 91…

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Cold front at the weekend: Dense clouds and showers

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After another summery week, a cold front will bring dense clouds and precipitation this weekend. Heavy rainfall is expected nationwide, especially on Saturday. The high temperatures of previous weeks are not likely to be reached. On the weekend, the temperature is likely to remain below 30 degrees. From Monday, however, summer temperatures and plenty of sunshine are expected again. After the dissolution of overnight disturbance remnants, the weather greets us on Friday, initially sunny and dry. However, in the morning, with the advent of a cold front from the west,…

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Researchers find antibodies against omicron variants

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Lausanne University Hospital and EPF Lausanne have discovered a new antibody that neutralizes omicron variants of coronavirus. This finding, published in Nature Microbiology, opens new avenues for preventive and therapeutic applications. In monkeys, the new antibody has shown therapeutic activity and complete protection when used prophylactically. These results would offer new perspectives for protecting at-risk individuals, especially those with immune deficiencies. The antibody, called P2G3, had been isolated from an infected donor who had been vaccinated twice. It showed vigorous neutralizing activity against all Corona concern variants, including Omicron. Antibody…

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What else will change besides the end of quarantine as of August 1

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Contact tracing is to be discontinued. There are also changes in the entry to Austria. From August, a different wind will be blowing when it comes to Corona: the quarantine rule, for example, will be abolished. But the new Corona rules also have implications for contact tracing. “A continuation of contact tracing is currently not planned,” a spokesman for Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) told ORF. In the new regulation, which will come into force on Monday, there is only talk of infected persons. But no longer of contact persons.…

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Happy and satisfied from 50: Good news for all those who are afraid of getting older

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According to a U.S. study, one feels better and better from midlife. This applies to general life satisfaction and negative feelings such as stress, anger, and worry, which decrease from 50 at the latest. From a psychological perspective, personal well-being consists of at least two basic building blocks: overall life satisfaction and momentary emotional state. Studies suggest that the former tends to increase from midlife onward, regardless of culture and historical conditions, even as physical health declines. However, whether this is also reflected in emotional life and how this changes…

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“Quiet” black hole discovered

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Astronomers have found a particular black hole in a neighboring galaxy of the Milky Way. The object, located about 160,000 light-years from Earth, is “quiet” – that is, it does not reveal itself through radiation but only through its gravitational pull. According to experts, the quiet black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud is the first to be discovered outside the Milky Way. Moreover, it was apparently formed by a “direct collapse,” without an accompanying supernova explosion, they write in the journal Nature Astronomy. Different typesExperts suspect that there are…

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New drug to combat high cholesterol

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Elevated cholesterol levels are among the most common causes of heart attacks and strokes. A new drug has been used for the first time at Vienna General Hospital. With just two injections a year, “bad cholesterol” is cut in half. The effect is thus comparable to that of a daily medication intake, it said on Friday in a MedUni Vienna release. Together with standard therapy, the new active ingredient can reduce LDL cholesterol by more than 80 percent. The innovative active ingredient of Inclisiran now gives a promising perspective, said…

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8,079 new Corona infections on Thursday

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As of Monday, the quarantine for Corona infected people in Austria will fall – despite high infection numbers: Currently, there are 8,079 newly infected and 17 dead. Quarantine falls, number of Corona patients in domestic hospitals rises.On Thursday, the country’s health authorities reported 8,079 new Corona infections and 17 deaths in Austria. The infection numbers thus remain very high. By comparison, a week ago Thursday, July 21, 2022, there were 14,070 new infections and small deaths. Small glimmer of hope: hospital numbers are falling for the first time in days,…

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