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Being a man, having a lower income, having a lower level of education, not being married, and being born abroad in low- or middle-income countries—these are factors that, independent of one another, are related to an elevated risk of dying from COVID-19 in Sweden. These are the findings of a new study in the journal Nature Communications from Stockholm University. […] EU members agreed Friday on a method to determine safe travel destinations within Europe, hoping to unify the bloc’s haphazard patchwork of travel restrictions due to Covid-19. Envoys from the EU’s 27 member states agreed on a list of recommendations, which will include a color code for identifying risk areas: green, orange or red depending on the situation. The recommendations […] Coronavirus can infect cats, study finds A new study finds that humans aren’t the only ones susceptible to COVID-19 infections. Ferrets and cats can also catch the deadly virus. Alabama officials are investigating following the death of a cat that tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Officials with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and the Alabama Department of […] FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2020 — Learning to play a musical instrument helps fine-tune kids’ brains, researchers say. In a new study, 40 children (aged 10 to 13) performed memory and attention tasks while their brain activity was monitored with functional MRI. This type of imaging scan detects small changes in blood flow within the brain. Twenty of the children played […] In the English-speaking world, dyslexia is a familiar learning disorder. Most people are likely to have known someone who found reading and writing trickier than their peers. In fact, more than one in 10 people that grew up with English as their first language are said to have dyslexia, with wide consensus pointing toward a person’s genetic history as the […] A consortium involving researchers from the University of Liverpool has published two new studies that identify risk factors associated with alcohol-related cirrhosis. Alcohol-related cirrhosis is the scarring of liver tissue caused by alcohol consumption. The GenomALC consortium was established over 10 years ago to determine why some people who drink heavily go on to develop cirrhosis and others do not. […] Type 1 diabetes could develop when babies are still in the WOMB, study finds Previously experts thought it only strikes when infants are older than six months But research found the autoimmune disease can develop before infants are born Breakthrough raises hope scientists will find new treatments for type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes may develop when babies are still […] THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday that it is seeking emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an experimental antibody cocktail given to President Donald Trump shortly after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Hours before the company made the announcement, Trump said in a video released by the White House that the drug […] The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed many in-person activities into remote services delivered over the internet. The latest example is the dreaded visit to the dentist. Dvora Brandstatter used to drive her son Elchanan half an hour to the orthodontist and back every month to make sure his braces were working properly. Now, from the comfort of her home in Bergenfield, […] If it hasn’t happened, you’re lucky. For the rest of us, it’s nothing new: He’s handsome, he’s charming, he’s the perfect date and now he’s leaning in for that highly-anticipated first kiss. Your heart’s racing. Your heart drops. The kiss… was not good. Or just okay. Or just atrocious. You tell yourself you’ll give it time. You’re patient. You wait. […]
Study details highest-risk groups for dying of COVID-19 in Sweden
EU agrees common virus rules in bid to end travel chaos
Death of cat with coronavirus in Alabama being investigated
Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids’ Brain Development: Study
Why are some bilingual people dyslexic in English but not their other language?
New studies identify risk factors associated with alcohol-related cirrhosis
Type 1 diabetes could develop when babies are still in the WOMB
Maker of Antibody Cocktail Trump Took Seeks Emergency Use Authorization
Even dentist visits go remote during the COVID-19 pandemic
Here's what to do if your boyfriend is a bad kisser
