Spain plans to vaccinate at least a third of its 47 million residents by June, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday, with the COVID-19 immunisation campaign to start in January. Some 2.5 million people will be vaccinated in the…
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Hair-like structures in cells of the vessel wall may be relevant for diabetes treatment
A new study from Karolinska Institutet and the Helmholtz Diabetes Research Center shows that primary cilia, hair-like protrusions on endothelial cells inside vessels, play an important role in the blood supply and delivery of glucose to the insulin-producing beta cells…
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Study finds over 64% of people reported new health issues during ‘work from home’
What impact has working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic had on our health? In a new study, researchers from USC have found that working from home has negatively impacted our physical health and mental health, increased…
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UN chief warns of long road ahead after vaccines
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the world could be fighting the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic for decades to come even if vaccines are quickly approved. Opening a special UN summit on the virus, being held virtually as…
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Nearly 40% of healthcare workers are 'not likely' to get Covid vaccine
Nearly 40% of healthcare workers say it’s ‘not likely’ they will get a coronavirus vaccine because they are afraid the jabs were developed too quickly to be safe A recent CDC survey found that 37% of healthcare workers say they…
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Six pandemic profiles identified in study of public’s response to guidance
Researchers investigating the public response to official COVID-19 guidance say people can be split into six distinct groups determined by the way they search for, follow and act upon official advice. The profiles have been identified by social scientists at the University…
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Genetic discovery could lead to better prediction of suicide risk within families
Every 11 minutes, an American dies by suicide. That’s 132 people a day or more than 48,000 annually. For those left behind, the haunting question is why. One emerging factor is family history. Perhaps the most famous example is Ernest…
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Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
THURSDAY, Nov. 26, 2020 – People who cook with wood instead of other fuels may be at risk of lung damage because of the pollutants and bacterial toxins they’re breathing, a small study suggests. Researchers studied the impact of cookstove…
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Live Updates: China says it found COVID-19 on packaging of frozen imports
New coronavirus restrictions implemented across US ahead of holiday Fox News correspondent Laura Ingle joins ‘Special Report’ with the latest from Malverne, N.Y. China has increased the testing of frozen foods after the country said it has repeatedly discovered the coronavirus…
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Memories of past events retain remarkable fidelity even as we age
Scientists studying the complex relationship between aging and memory have found that in a controlled experiment, people can remember the details about past events with a surprising 94% accuracy, even accounting for age. These results, published in the journal Psychological…
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