The need to better tailor traffic planning in cities to the needs of cyclists and pedestrians is repeatedly emphasized worldwide. Rarely, however, is this goal pursued so consistently as in the French capital, Paris. Mayor Anne Hidalgo has openly announced that she wants to ban cars from the city as much as possible. As part … Read more
It sounds a bit like a futuristic series, maybe even has a touch of Westworld, and yet researchers have managed to help people with amnesia with the help of a prosthetic brain. Using electrons implanted in the brain and targeted delivery of stimulation stimuli could significantly improve the memory capacity of people with Alzheimer’s disease … Read more
In Germany, the phenomenon is still relatively rare. However, many other European countries such as Italy, Great Britain and Ireland have made huge changes to their street lighting in recent years. The old sodium vapor lamps were replaced by new LED lamps. This brings great advantages. Because the LEDs consume significantly less energy. This improves … Read more
Antibiotics are the main weapon of medicine in the fight against infectious diseases caused by bacteria. However, doctors all over the world are slowly running out of ammunition. Because more and more bacteria are developing resistance to life-saving drugs. In many cases, even the spare antibiotics that are withheld for emergencies are no longer as … Read more
More than half of all German adults struggle with being overweight, many of whom have crossed the obesity threshold. This brings all kinds of health problems, and fertility suffers too – more than previously thought. A research group from Denmark encouraged 56 obese men to follow a strict diet, observing sperm count and concentration. Obesity … Read more
Our modern world is literally filled with plastic: we not only deal with plastic objects on a daily basis, we also spread the substances in our environment. It becomes dangerous when wind, current and UV light break down the plastic into microfine particles that get into the smallest opening. Such particles have already been detected … Read more
Dogs are considered gifted sleuths, they smell drugs, explosives and now even diseases like cancer and malaria in the service of their masters and mistresses. But dog training takes a lot of time and patience, a sniffer dog needs up to a year before it can do its job reliably. Isn’t that easier – and … Read more
The thought of eating an electronic device hardly whets your appetite, but such a “meal” can still be useful. Because the mini machines will soon administer medication, monitor intestinal health and pass on current health data to doctors. This means that therapies can be targeted more specifically without the need for an inconvenient gastroscopy or … Read more
In 2019 alone, factories around the world produced about 460 million tons of plastic. According to the OECD, 353 million tons of this ended up in landfill. Although plastic recycling is officially very popular, it is currently not possible to recycle more than 10 percent of the plastic produced worldwide. About 22 percent do not … Read more
The classic glass of wine with dinner, the traditional beer after work: both were previously considered harmless, but the effects on the brain are stronger than expected. International guidelines assume that a standard glass (= 300 ml or 100 ml of wine) for women and twice as much for men per day is a low … Read more