A study of DNA sampled from skeletons from the Viking Age found the presence of smallpox in 11 individuals living in northern Europe, which is now Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, and the United Kingdom, between 600 and 1050 AD. “The 1,400-year-old genetic information extracted from these skeletons is enormously important …
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(Reuters) – Devon Brumfield could hear his father breathless on the phone. FILE PHOTO: Devon Brumfield holds a photo of his father Darrell Cager Sr., who died March 31 of complications from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in this undated image. Devon Brumfield / Brochure via REUTERS Darrell Cager Sr., 64, had …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released new guidelines for reopening schools, and authorities said parents should take the initiative in working to prevent COVID-19 from affecting schools. The CDC also released a checklist that includes some homework for parents and a summary of what should happen if …
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Cover your nose. Perhaps the biggest mistake that many people are making with face masks, other than not wearing them in public, is pulling the face covers down so that the nose is exposed. Amid the ongoing debate about when and where people should wear masks, and the mixed messages …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fitbit and other wearable devices typically linked to exercise are being studied as ways to identify people potentially infected with COVID-19 before symptoms appear, when they can spread the disease without knowing it. Changes in heart rate, respiratory rate, and other biometric data constantly measured by …
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