Researchers use genomics to identify diabetic retinopathy factors

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In a search to discover the genetic factors underlying diabetic retinopathy, University of Illinois Chicago researchers also have identified a new approach that can be used as a template to study other diseases. In the paper, “Integration of genomics and transcriptomics predicts diabetic retinopathy susceptibility genes,” published in eLife, researchers identified genes that respond differently in response to high glucose […]

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WHO against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines

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The World Health Organization said Monday that persuading people on the merits of a COVID-19 vaccine would be far better than trying to make the jabs mandatory. The WHO said it would be down to individual countries as to how they want to conduct their vaccination campaigns against the coronavirus pandemic. But the UN health agency insisted making it mandatory […]

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Mystery illness sickens more than 300 in India

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A mysterious illness has sickened hundreds of people in a city in southeastern India, according to news reports. Over the weekend, more than 300 people in the city of Eluru, located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, were hospitalized with epilepsy-like symptoms, including seizures and loss of consciousness, as well as nausea and vomiting, according to CNN. One patient with […]

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Baby girl born from embryo frozen for 27 years

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(HealthDay)—A baby girl born in Tennessee from a 27-year frozen embryo broke the record for the longest-frozen embryo to result in a live birth, which was held by her older sister, Emma. Molly Gibson was 6 pounds, 13 ounces, when she was born in October to Tina Gibson and her husband, Ben, The New York Times reported. Molly’s birth was […]

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Intercos Sells Minority Stake

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MILAN — Intercos’ founder and executive chairman Dario Ferrari and his family holdings Dafe have signed an agreement with an affiliate of the Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC for the sale of minority stakes in the subholdings that control Intercos. Financial details and the size of the stake were not disclosed. At the end of the operation, which is subject to […]

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7 Nursing Home Residents Died of COVID After Staff Attended 300-Person Wedding in Washington

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A November wedding ceremony that violated Washington's public health guidelines has now potentially been linked to the deaths of seven nursing home residents. Grant County health officials announced last week that seven residents of three separate long-term care facilities had died following previously-reported coronavirus outbreaks, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the county to 54. There are […]

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Nurse in Pfizer's vaccine trial said friends believed she had COVID

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Nurse in Pfizer’s vaccine trial who worried she had COVID-19 after developing high fever says she can see ‘the wrong message going viral’ if doctors don’t warn of ‘scary’ possible side effects Kristen Choi, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at UCLA, was a participant in Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine trial After receiving the second jab, she experienced several […]

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Childhood sex education reduces risky sexual behaviour—a Nigerian case study

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The World Health Organization has marked significant improvements in some aspects of adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Young people are having their first sexual encounters at a later age and are more likely to use condoms. But HIV infections in this age group are not decreasing and sexually transmitted infections remain high. The World Health Organization defines an adolescent as […]

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Covid-19 erectile dysfunction: Is impotence a symptom of long Covid? – ‘Real concern’

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Coronavirus symptoms: Loss of taste and smell added to list Covid has killed more than 70,000 people in the UK, with cases continuing to rise in some parts of the country. A number of patients have reported developing symptoms of coronavirus months after their initial infection. Could erectile dysfunction be a sign of long Covid? A coronavirus vaccine is expected […]

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