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Study finds brain abnormalities ‘common’ in COVID-19 patients

Study finds brain abnormalities ‘common’ in COVID-19 patients

A new study is shedding light on how COVID-19 is disrupting normal brain function in infected patients. Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine reviewed 84 studies involving more than 600 patients who had been diagnosed with COVID-19. The median age was 61, and two-thirds of the patients were men, while one-third were women. The study’s authors examined the results of patients’ electroencephalograms — known as EEGs, the tests detect abnormalities in brain waves, according to Johns… Source link

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Genetic impact of African slave trade revealed in DNA study

Genetic impact of African slave trade revealed in DNA study

More than 12 million Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic to work as slaves A major DNA study has shed new light on the fate of millions of Africans who were traded as slaves to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries. More than 50,000 people took part in the study, which was able to identify more details of the “genetic impact” the trade has had on present-day populations in the Americas. It lays bare the consequences of rape, maltreatment, disease and racism. More… Source link

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