Grocery shoppers receive surprise COVID-19 vaccinations

NYPD faces delays in getting coronavirus vaccine President of the Detectives’ Endowment Association Paul DiGiacomo provides insight into violent crime soaring in major U.S. cities. Two Washington, DC, grocery shoppers picked up an incredibly rare impulse item at checkout this week: a coronavirus vaccination. Law student David MacMillan and a friend were at a Giant Food supermarket on New Year’s […]

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DWTS' Witney Carson Gives Birth to 1st Child After 'Unexpected C-Section'

Welcome to the world! Witney Carson gave birth on Monday, January 4, to her and husband Carson McAllister’s first child. Witney Carson’s Baby Bump Album: See the ‘DWTS’ Pro’s Pregnancy Pics “After a really hard 24-hour labor, and an unexpected C-section … we are all healthy and well,” the Dancing With the Stars pro, 27, captioned a black-and-white Instagram photo […]

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Prediabetes subtypes identified

All prediabetes is not the same: in people in the preliminary stages of type 2 diabetes, there are six clearly distinguishable subtypes, which differ in the development of the disease, diabetes risk, and the development of secondary diseases. This is shown in a study by the Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases (IDM) of Helmholtz Zentrum München; at the […]

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Immunology study finds protein critical to T cell metabolism and anti-tumor immune response

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that a protein called NF-kappa B-inducing kinase (NIK) is essential for the shift in metabolic activity that occurs with T cell activation, making it a critical factor in regulating the anti-tumor immune response. The preclinical research, published today in Nature Immunology, suggests that elevating NIK activity in T […]

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UK starts giving people the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine

The United Kingdom has begun administering a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, making it the first nation to do so, according to news reports. U.K. regulators authorized the vaccine for emergency use last week, and starting today (Jan. 4), a select number of hospitals have begun giving the shots, The Associated Press reported. Brian Pinker, […]

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To better understand aging, look at both biological and social factors

Incorporating social and behavioral factors alongside biological mechanisms is critical for making meaningful advancements in aging research, according to a USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study. University Professor and AARP Chair in Gerontology Eileen Crimmins authored the study, which illustrated how “social hallmarks of aging” can be strongly predictive of age-related health outcomes—in many cases, even more so than […]

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