Genetic research has linked a number of blood proteins to severe COVID – including the enzyme that determines your blood type.
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Genes that control blood type and are involved in inflammation have been associated with more severe disease.
Norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, is highly infectious among people in confined places – like cruise ships. But not everyone is equally vulnerable. Your blood type may determine if you get sick.
Australia is a cultural melting pot, but our blood donors are less diverse. We need a broad mix of ethnicities in our donor pool to meet the needs of patients with rare blood types.
Diets that promise drastic results with minimal effort, or that ban whole food groups, should ring alarm bells.
Our bodies contain trillions of red blood cells. Each is covered in an array of proteins and sugars, inherited from our parents, which determine our blood group.
Saying they are is to dangerously misunderstand the limits of scientific enquiry.
As the number of elderly people increases, so do concerns about cognitive impairment and dementia. Minor difficulties with memory and thinking can be a normal part of the ageing process, but our recent…
The diet suggesting that nutritional needs vary according to blood type does not work, a study has found. The way an individual…
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