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Germany: Why the gap between rich and poor is (not) growing

Germany: Why the gap between rich and poor is (not) growing Germany: Why the gap between rich and poor is (not) growing

And in Germany there is a perception that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. A new study differentiates the facts, without overturning them completely. How rich are Germans? Is the gap between rich and poor widening? Are there opportunities for social and income advancement? Many studies address these questions and […]

ECB study: European companies are preparing price increases

ECB study: European companies are preparing price increases ECB study: European companies are preparing price increases

Of Leonida Stergiou More than 70% of European businesses, of all sizes and sectors, said they were preparing large or moderate price increases in the coming months due to strong inflationary expectations from suppliers and customers. That is, production costs increase but at the same time customers appear more willing to accept higher prices due […]

French winery Groupe Castel is being investigated for deals with an African militia

French winery Groupe Castel is being investigated for deals with an African militia French winery Groupe Castel is being investigated for deals with an African militia

An arm of French winemaker Groupe Castel is facing an investigation by anti-terrorism prosecutors over allegations it struck a deal with a militia linked to “mass atrocities” in the Central African Republic, Bloomberg reports. The company said on Friday it would “cooperate fully” with French authorities after the investigation was announced by The Sentry, an […]

Lung cancer, great progress thanks to the Apollo 11 “mission”

Lung cancer, great progress thanks to the Apollo 11 “mission” Lung cancer, great progress thanks to the Apollo 11 “mission”

The lung cancer it is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. It is estimated that the global incidence of the disease in 2018 was 2 million cases, a number that is thought to grow over the next 20 years. If for a long time chemotherapy was the only treatment able to prolong survival in […]

What happens in our brain when we fall in love

What happens in our brain when we fall in love What happens in our brain when we fall in love

“The heart has its reasons that reason does not know,” wrote Pascal. But are we sure that this is really the case? Actually the reason, or rather the brain is much more involved in falling in love than we always thought. In fact, for years neuroscience they are trying to investigate the functioning of what […]

Welt: One in three Germans worries that they will no longer be able to make a living

Welt: One in three Germans worries that they will no longer be able to make a living Welt: One in three Germans worries that they will no longer be able to make a living

Fears of financial problems are growing, according to the Sunday edition of the Welt. According to a survey, one in seven Germans expects to take on more debt. The federal government is also facing growing risks. Above all, the trend is dramatic. Inflation and rising energy and food prices are of great concern to Germans. […]

Research: New Omicron subtypes escape previous infection antibodies with new strain

Research: New Omicron subtypes escape previous infection antibodies with new strain Research: New Omicron subtypes escape previous infection antibodies with new strain

Two new subtypes of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus can escape the antibodies of a previous infection with the new strain well enough to cause a new wave, but are much less likely to grow in vaccinated individuals, South African scientists have found in their research. Reuters. Scientists from many institutions looked at the […]

Covid-19: Only 1 in 4 patients fully recovered one year after hospitalization

Covid-19: Only 1 in 4 patients fully recovered one year after hospitalization Covid-19: Only 1 in 4 patients fully recovered one year after hospitalization

Only one in four patients with covid-19 fully recovered within a year of being hospitalized, according to a British study which warns that long-term covid may become a common condition. The study, presented at the European Conference on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) and published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, used data from adult […]

Diabetes: discovery of a molecule capable of predicting the risk of getting sick

Diabetes: discovery of a molecule capable of predicting the risk of getting sick Diabetes: discovery of a molecule capable of predicting the risk of getting sick

With the term prediabetes o glucose intolerance means a condition characterized by high glucose levels (high blood sugar) in the blood. A condition that concerns, according to the latest estimates, 10 million Italians and that, in some cases, it can lead to diabeteschronic disease due to an alteration insulin, which can lead to severe complications […]

Covid-19: in the saliva the possible identikit of those who become seriously ill

Covid-19: in the saliva the possible identikit of those who become seriously ill Covid-19: in the saliva the possible identikit of those who become seriously ill

Since the pandemic began, it was immediately evident that there were substantial differences in patients’ response to infection: specifically, to equal symptoms, some needed hospitalization while others could be cared for at home. What distinguishes these two groups? But most of all how is it possible to identify early on people who are at risk […]