In the absence of a COVID-19 cure or vaccine, scientists are investigating whether vitamin D can reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. Source: https://www.livescience.com/vitamin-d-covid-19-risk.html
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Can vitamin D supplements help protect against covid-19?
There is no definitive evidence that vitamin D protects against covid-19, but the case is growing – and most people should take a daily supplement anyway, for bone strength Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2256074-can-vitamin-d-supplements-help-protect-against-covid-19/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
A Supercomputer Analyzed COVID-19, and an Interesting New Hypothesis Has Emerged
Thelasko shares a report from Medium: Earlier this summer, the Summit supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Lab in Tennessee set about crunching data on more than 40,000 genes from 17,000 genetic samples in an effort to better understand Covid-19. Summit is the second-fastest computer in the world, but the process — which involved analyzing 2.5 billion genetic combinations — still took…
70% of Americans Hate Daylight Saving Time
“America is approaching one of its most contentious hours,” writes the Phildadelphia Inquirer, “and officially, it’s one that doesn’t exist.” According to the National Conference of State Legislators, lawmakers in 32 states are considering bills that would change the current system of splitting the year into about eight months of daylight time and the rest, standard. “It’s been a hot issue,”…
Trilobites: You Need Vitamin D to Live. How Could This Woman Survive With None in Her Blood?
She had a series of bone fractures, but when doctors did blood tests, the supplements she took for treatment were nowhere to be found. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/13/health/vitamin-d-bones.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…