Understanding how the virus snuffs out sniffing ability could help researchers find ways to bring it back.
For many people, one of the fastest tip-offs that they have COVID-19 is the loss of taste or smell. Now researchers have pinpointed some genetic variants in people that may make it more likely that the coronavirus might rob them of these senses.
A study of nearly 70,000 adults with COVID-19 found that individuals with certain genetic tweaks on chromosome 4 were. The data come from people who’d had their DNA analyzed by genetic testing company 23andMe and self-reported a case of COVID-19., that help people smell reside in the region of chromosome 4 linked to sensory loss during infection, epidemiologist Janie Shelton of 23andMe and colleagues found.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Covid-19: No further Covid-related deaths and 2,668 casesThe total number of deaths linked to the virus reported by the Department of Health is 3,035.
Lire la suite »
Woman Questions COVID-19 Clinic After Receiving Results Before TestingWith greater COVID-19 testing come test results that are sometimes delayed and even inaccurate.
Lire la suite »
Covid-19 Shots Risk Displacing Immunizations Against Childhood Killers in Developing CountriesAs underfunded healthcare systems shift to immunizing adults against Covid, 2022 risks seeing further setbacks in the fight against some of the leading killers of young children in developing countries.
Lire la suite »
How did Utah get to this point in the COVID-19 pandemic?The omicron variant is pushing COVID-19 infection numbers in Utah to their highest point in the pandemic. So how did we get to this point? Here's a look back at how the state handled the pandemic early on.
Lire la suite »
Allen’s active COVID-19 cases increase more than 700% in one month with omicronA total of 838 Allen residents are currently positive for COVID-19, up from 101 cases the week of Dec. 9.
Lire la suite »