The Neolithic Tyrolean Iceman "Ötzi" has been studied thoroughly in the past. But the latest installment, in which researchers have generated a high-coverage genome to learn more about his genetic history, still offers some ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Yellow fever virus is normally confined to the Amazon region, but the virus circulated in the Southeast of Brazil between 2016 and 2018, causing the worst epidemic and epizootic outbreaks there for decades. The Ministry of ...
Nov 5, 2020
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A new study co-led by ISGlobal, the Manhiça Health Research Centre (CISM) and the Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia (IBV), used cutting-edge sequencing technology and phylogenetic analysis to study the second and third ...
May 16, 2023
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Two new studies, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases and The Lancet Public Health, found no evidence that people with the B.1.1.7. variant experience worse symptoms or a heightened risk of developing long COVID compared ...
Apr 13, 2021
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Conspiracy theories appear to be increasing in popularity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. But to what extent do people really agree with them, and what is the association with cognitive biases? A research team from the ...
Apr 7, 2021
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A widely available drug helps prevent upper gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill adults on a breathing machine, according to the results of a global study and meta-analysis led by researchers at McMaster University.
Jun 14, 2024
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In the world of rare genetic diseases, exome and genome sequencing are two powerful tools used to make a diagnosis. A recent addition to the toolkit, RNA sequencing, has been demonstrated to help researchers narrow down disease ...
Oct 27, 2020
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Among those who have recovered from a coronavirus infection, vaccinated people have a halved risk of becoming infected a second time or contracting COVID-19 again with severe symptoms compared to those who are not vaccinated.
Dec 7, 2022
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Preeclampsia is a severe complication of pregnancy, affecting one in 40 pregnant women. Identifying high-risk patients is often difficult and complex because the exact cause of preeclampsia is still unknown.
Aug 29, 2023
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The interplay between the food we eat and our overall cognitive performance is a topic of increasing interest to people throughout the world. And while some studies have reported benefits of healthy diet patterns on cognitive ...
Apr 17, 2024
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