Caring for elderly loved ones during a holiday lockdown (HealthDay)—While everyone is dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults may feel the loss of holiday traditions the most. Dec 24, 2020 0 6
Virus strain to cause more deaths in Britain: study A mutated coronavirus strain spreading in Britain is on average 56 percent more contagious than the original version, scientists have warned in a study, urging a fast vaccine rollout to help prevent more deaths. Dec 24, 2020 0 237
Multi-population risk scores could improve risk prediction for inflammatory bowel diseases, study finds Using genetic data from nearly 30,000 people, Mount Sinai researchers have built risk scores from a combination of datasets representing distinct ancestral populations that improve prediction of risk for inflammatory bowel ... Dec 24, 2020 0 26
Discovery of aging mechanism for hematopoietic stem cells By transferring mouse aged hematopoietic stem cells (aged HSCs) to the environment of young mice (bone marrow niche), it was demonstrated that the pattern of stem cell gene expression was rejuvenated to that of young hematopoietic ... Dec 24, 2020 0 8
Germany records first case of UK COVID strain Germany on Thursday recorded its first case of the mutant coronavirus variant sweeping Britain, after a woman who flew in from London tested positive for the strain. Dec 24, 2020 0 58
California COVID-19: 2 million confirmed cases and counting California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order. Dec 24, 2020 0 3
Pandemic slows... very slightly The coronavirus pandemic slowed very slightly over the past week, but is still rampaging in Africa and with a particular spike in Britain which has seen a new strain emerge. Dec 24, 2020 0 2
Coronavirus: how the pandemic could play out in 2021 Vaccines for COVID-19 are now being rolled out, but in some parts of the world, this good news has been tempered by the emergence of new, potentially more infectious strains of the virus. Exactly how the pandemic will evolve ... Dec 24, 2020 0 23
Kuwait starts COVID-19 jabs as Gulf rolls out mass vaccinations Kuwait began coronavirus vaccinations on Thursday, following several other Gulf states in rolling out a mass inoculation campaign. Dec 24, 2020 0 2
What's not being said about why African Americans need to take the COVID-19 vaccine Dr. Anthony Fauci and other national health leaders have said that African Americans need to take the COVID-19 vaccine to protect their health. What Fauci and others have not stated is that if African Americans don't take ... Dec 24, 2020 1 8
