Health

Scientists from the University of Cyprus have identified a new recombinant strain of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 in Cyprus. This was reported on Wednesday by the newspaper Phileleftheros.

The strain was named CRF91_cpx. It was discovered at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States, where Cypriot scientists conducted research. In the further study of the virus, specialists from the clinic in Larnaca, which is engaged in the study and treatment of AIDS, took part.

A new subtype of HIV was detected in 14 residents of Cyprus. The newspaper writes that the virus circulates mainly among gays. There are suggestions that it may continue to spread on the island. At the same time, scientists have not yet accurately established all the clinical manifestations that may be in those infected with this strain.

(CNN) — Do you want to live a longer and healthier life? Pick an activity you enjoy and get moving. You can choose almost anything: running, swimming, tennis, biking, golf, racket sports, or even walking for exercise.

All of these leisure activities appear to reduce the risk of premature death, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a new study published Wednesday. in JAMA Network Open Magazine.

The National Cancer Institute study analyzed the responses of more than 272,000 people between the ages of 59 and 82 who completed questionnaires regarding their leisure time activities as part of the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study, a Longitudinal study of the relationship between diet and health.

Aerobic activity performed for the recommended amount of time per week was associated with a 13% lower risk of death from any cause compared to inactivity, according to the study.

The study researchers followed the participants for regarding a dozen years, combing health records for deaths from cancer, heart disease and any cause.

The US Physical Activity Guidelines recommend that US adults get 2.5 to 5 hours of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity or 1.25 to 2.5 hours of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity each week.

Any combination of aerobic activity performed for the recommended amount of time per week was associated with a 13% lower risk of death from any cause compared with none of the activities, the researchers found.

Playing racket sports had the highest return on cardiovascular problems: there was a 27% reduction in the risk of death from heart disease and a 16% reduction in premature death. The greatest reduction in cancer risk (19%) was associated with running, while this same activity reduced the risk of premature death by 15%, according to the study.

Walking for exercise was the most beneficial in reducing the risk of premature death following racket sports and running, the study found.

All of the activities studied were associated with some lower risks of death, the study found.

“Participation in any of the activities was associated with lower mortality compared to those who did not participate in each activity, including moderate-intensity activities,” wrote study author Eleanor Watts, a postdoctoral fellow in epidemiology at the National Institute of Cancer, part of the National Institutes of Health.

The study was only able to show an association, not full cause and effect.

(CNN Spanish) — The Champions League, the most important football tournament on the planet at club level, will begin in a couple of weeks, but from now on you can feel the euphoria of the competition because the time has come to find out how the groups of the first will be composed phase.

The Champions League group draw 2022/2023 will take place this Thursday, August 25. Its importance lies in the fact that, through this mechanism, we will know what the duels of the first phase will be, if there will be any ‘group of death’ and we will even be able to glimpse the matches of the round of 16.

32 teams participate in said draw: 26 classified directly and 6 more through the play-offs. Three of these last six places were defined this Tuesday and the other three this Wednesday.

The 32 teams will be distributed in four pots, from where their place in one of the eight groups of the Champions League will be determined. In the end, each group (ranging from A to H) will have four teams to complete the 32, although in this first phase clubs from the same federation cannot be together.

The 32 teams in the 2022/2023 Champions League group draw

Bomb 1

1. Real Madrid (Spain)
2. Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
3. Manchester City (Inglaterra)
4. AC Milan (Italia)
5. Bayern Munich (Germany)
6. Paris Saint Germain (France)
7. Porto, Portugal)
8. Ajax (Netherlands)

Bomb 2

1. Liverpool (Inglaterra)
2. Chelsea (England)
3. Barcelona, ​​Spain)
4. Juventus (Italy)
5. Atletico Madrid (Spain)
6. Sevilla Spain)
7. RB Leipzig (Alemania)
8. Tottenham Hotspur (England)

Bomb 3

1. Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
2. Salzburg (Austria)
3. Shakhtar Donetsk (Ucrania)
4. Inter Milan (Italy)
5. Naples (Italy)
6. Benfica (Portugal)
7. Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)
8. Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)

Bomb 4

1. Marseille (France)
2. Bruges (Belgium)
3. Celtic (Scotland)
4. Maccabi Haifa (Israel)
5. Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic)
6. Copenhagen (Denmark)
7. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
8. Rangers (Scotland)

What time is the draw and how to watch it?

The Champions League draw will take place this Thursday at the following times:

• 12 p.m. in Miami
• 11 a.m. in Mexico City
• 11 a.m. in Bogota
• 1 p.m. in Argentina
• 18:00 in Spain

You can also follow the draw live on the internet and television:

• For the first option, everyone can opt for the UEFA website because the draw will be broadcast live there, or by HBO Max if you live in Mexico or Brazil.
• As for television, in Argentina and Colombia, everything related to the Champions League can be followed by ESPN. In Spain, it can be seen through the Movistar Liga de Campeones channel.
• To find out where the Champions League will be seen in other countries, click here.

We only have to prepare for the start of the tournament. Remember that the first day of the group stage will take place on September 6 and 7; meanwhile, the last journey, the sixth, will take place on November 1 and 2. Then follow the round of 16 draw end of November 7. A very tight schedule: all of the above will be ready just two weeks before the start of the Qatar World Cup 2022which will see its opening match on November 20.