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07/07/2021

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

03/03/2021

Forecast: The impacts of vaccines and variants on the U.S. COVID-19 trajectory

In a report summary released today Thomas McAndrew, a computational scientist and assistant professor at Lehigh University’s College of Health

02/17/2021

Researcher discusses latest COVID news, antibody tests and tackling new variants

Professor Robin Shattock, head of the Imperial COVID-19 vaccine project, and Dr. Katrina Pollock, clinical lead, discuss latest COVID-19 developments.

02/02/2021

If new COVID variants become dominant in U.S., re-infections likely, says Fauci

If new, more contagious variants become dominant in the United States, a high rate of Americans who have already suffered

01/29/2021

New COVID-19 forecasts show the possibility of a spring spike in deaths with new variants

The latest COVID-19 forecasts from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington now incorporate two

01/21/2021

EU leaders mull border closure to fight virus variants

EU leaders will grapple Thursday with the threat of new coronavirus variants as wary countries push for a closure of

01/09/2021

Pfizer vaccine works against coronavirus mutation in UK and S. Africa variants

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is effective against a key mutation found in variants of the virus that are spreading faster than

09/15/2020

Immune cell-related genetic variants that may impact autoimmune conditions isolated

A team of researchers from Italy, the U.K. and the U.S. has isolated a number of immune cell-related genetic variants

04/18/2019

Genetic variants that protect against obesity could aid new weight loss medicines

Around four million people in the UK carry genetic variants that protect them from obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart