Every death from COVID-19 will affect approximately nine surviving family members, according to a new study of kinship networks in the United States. Deaths from COVID-19 will have a ripple effect causing impacts on the mental health and health of surviving family members. But the extent of that impact has been hard to assess until...
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COVID-19 DEATHS WON’T PEAK IN MOST STATES FOR WEEKS
Paramedic Patricia Rodriguez fills out reports on a laptop after a 12-hour shift on April 6, 2020 in Yonkers, New York. (Credit: John Moore/Getty Images) SHARE THIS ARTICLE Facebook Twitter Email You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. TAGS COVID-19 DEATHS PANDEMICS PREDICTION STATES UNITED STATES UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF...
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Big data enables algorithm that predicts risk of developing deadly diseases
A new kind of genome analysis has been developed that is claimed to be able to combine a large volume of different genetic variants into a single polygenic risk score that can determine how likely a person is to develop a number of common diseases, including coronary artery disease and inflammatory bowel disease. It’s hoped...