More than 4 million. That’s how many people have been killed by COVID-19 globally as of Thursday. At least, that’s the officially reported number. As SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, continues to spread, it is mutating. It is those…
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Rare genetic variants confer largest increase in type 2 diabetes risk seen to date
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified rare genetic variants—carried by one in 3,000 people—that have a larger impact on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes than any previously identified genetic effect. Type 2 diabetes is thought to…
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Fast, portable test can diagnose COVID-19 and track variants
Clinicians using a new viral screening test can not only diagnose COVID-19 in a matter of minutes with a portable, pocket-sized machine, but can also simultaneously test for other viruses—like influenza—that might be mistaken for the coronavirus. At the same…
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J&J jab effective in countries with variants: WHO experts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The WHO’s expert vaccine advisers on Wednesday recommended Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 jab for use in countries where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating. The World Health Organization gave its seal of approval on Friday to…
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California detects New York, Brazil coronavirus variants
Dr. Marc Siegel: Coronavirus guidelines have become ‘political footballs’ Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on the CDC delaying guidance for vaccinated Americans. California has discovered its first cases of coronavirus variants initially detected in New York and Brazil,…
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Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine protects against UK, South African variants
Dr. Marty Makary on new coronavirus variant found in South Africa: ‘I’m really concerned’ Fox News contributor tells ‘America’s News HQ’ the new variant may ‘partially evade’ treatment measures. Moderna on Monday vowed confidence in its COVID-19 vaccine’s ability to…
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Genetic variants reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
A DNA study of over 10,000 people by UCL scientists has identified a class of gene variants that appear to protect against Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, published in Annals of Human Genetics, suggest these naturally occurring gene variants reduce the…
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