Kelly ServickDo old and damaged cells remember what it was like to be young? That’s the suggestion of new study, in which scientists reprogrammed neurons in mouse eyes to make them more resistant to damage and able to regrow after injury—like the cells of younger mice.

The study suggests that hallmarks of aging, and possibly the keys to reversing it, lie in the epigenome, the proteins and other compounds that decorate DNA and influence what genes are turned on or off.The idea that aging cells hold a memory of their young epigenome “is very provocative,” says Maximina Yun, a regenerative biologist at the Dresden University of Technology who was not involved in the work.

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Country artist Morgan Wallen jokes about breaking COVID-19 protocols in ‘SNL’ sketch

Morgan Wallen finally made an appearance on Saturday Night Live after being kicked off the show’s line-up two months ago.Wallen was due to be the musical guest on a show in October but had his performance pulled when videos of him at bars and parties without a mask went viral.The Nashville-based singer-songwriter appeared in a sketch on the show last night (December 5) that skewered his removal from the past episode. In it, he was visited by versions of himself one and two months into the future, played by Jason Bateman and Bowen Yang respectively.Both future Wallens advised the star to leave the party to protect his slot on the sketch show.

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Calgary company offers at-home health testing and lab work

Numi Health is a new company in Calgary offering flu shots, blood tests and COVID-19 testing from the comfort of your own home. Founder Peter Verburg joins Global News Morning to explain.

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U.K. soccer journalist mistaken for former Canucks anthem singer, Tweetstorm ensues

Sunderland Echo. Anti-mask rally amid B.C.

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Nova Scotia reports 1 case of COVID-19 at an elementary school in Dartmouth

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In the meantime, students and staff will receive an update Wednesday.As with any positive case, public health said it will be in touch with any close contacts of this case and advise of next steps.“Everyone who is a close contact will be notified, tested and asked to self-isolate for 14 days,” health officials said.

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Biden's pick to head OMB brings experience, Twitter enemies

WASHINGTON – Neera Tanden has delighted in labeling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as “Moscow Mitch”; in the wake of the acrimonious vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, she cuttingly dismissed Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins as “the worst.”And as Democrats wrestled with the 2016 loss, Tanden tweeted her takeaway in a dig on former first lady Michelle Obama's often-quoted political truism: “One important lesson is that when they go low, going high doesn’t ...

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Pennsylvania man begs Facebook friends to help find ICU bed for COVID-19-stricken mom

FOX NEWS - A Pennsylvania man’s desperate appeal to find an ICU to take his severely ill, COVID-19-stricken mother has gone viral.Shawn Rider’s mom Karen contracted the coronavirus in mid-November. She was admitted to Hanover Hospital, about two hours west of Philadelphia, and had been on a ventilator since Nov.

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LA Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager weds Madisyn Van Ham at 'COVID-safe' ceremony in Tennessee

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager wed his high school sweetheart Madisyn Van Ham on Saturday in the Tennessee town of Murfreesboro.The North Carolina natives tied the knot and hosted their reception at the 25-acre, 10K-square-foot 'rustic property' Saddle Woods Farm.The 24-year-old bride told People they were 'constantly dealing with uncertainties' of holding their dream wedding in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Man wanted for allegedly stealing $100k in construction tools from Burlington County business

The suspect is described by police as a Black man wearing dark clothes and black boots. HAINESPORT, N.J. - New Jersey State Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole $100,000 worth of construction equipment from a business in Burlington County in late November.According to investigators, the unknown man burglarized CEMCO Environmental Systems in Hainesport the morning of Nov.

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Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden addresses the media about the Trump Administration’s lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act on November 10, 2020 at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware.

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Call for Govt to review ban on live music at weddings

There have been calls for the Government to review the ban on live music and dancing at weddings as part of the current Level 3 Covid-19 measures.

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COVID-19 taking heavy toll on B.C.’s working musicians

B.C. singer goes live with high-tech performance in iconic, long-gone Vancouver venue Those gigs included anything from bars, pubs, clubs and festivals to private parties in people’s homes.With COVID-19 restrictions in effect, the work has dried up.

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US states scramble to curb COVID-19 without national leadership

US states scrambled on Sunday to impose lockdowns to stem coronavirus spikes amid a lack of national leadership on how to curb infections until vaccines are widely available in the spring.Dr.

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Haryana health department to hold medical camps for protesting farmers: Anil Vij

CHANDIGARH : Haryana's health department will organise medical camps for farmers protesting at various border points of Delhi against the three Central agri laws, state Health Minister Anil Vij said on Sunday.Doctors will be present in these camps, he said, adding the Red Cross Society is providing services at the protest sites.Health department officials from Sonipat said they have distributed medicines and masks among the farmers protesting at its inter-state borders with Delhi.Ambulances and mobile toilet facilities have been stationed at various points and sanitisation work is being carried out regularly, they said.Most of the protesters, which included many elderly and women, have been staying in tractor-trolleys which have been turned

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Health officials warn Americans not to let their guard down

With a COVID-19 vaccine perhaps just days away in the U.S., most of California headed into another lockdown Sunday because of the surging outbreak and top health officials warned Americans that this is no time to let their guard down.“The vaccine’s critical,” Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said on NBC's “Meet the Press.” “But it’s not going to save us from this current surge.

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4 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia on Sunday

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“There were no positive test results identified at the site,” said health officials.Since Oct. 1, Nova Scotia said it has completed 75,833 tests.

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Moscow aims to vaccinate 7 million as Russia reports record rise in covid cases

MOSCOW : Moscow wants to vaccinate up to seven million people, its Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, as Russia on Sunday reported yet another record high number of new COVID-19 cases.Moscow began distributing its Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday to the most exposed groups, marking Russia's first large-scale vaccination against the disease."In prospect, we have to vaccinate six to seven million people," Sobyanin told state TV Rossiya-1 in an interview published on Sunday.Russia reported a record daily increase of 29,039 new cases, taking the national total to 2,460,770 since the pandemic began, while the official national death toll rose to 43,141.Russia, which has the world's fourth-highest number of coronavirus cases, puts high

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Over 300 detained in Belarus during protests against leader

KYIV – More than 300 people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Sunday, where crowds of people took to the streets for the 18th consecutive weekend, demanding the ouster of the country's authoritarian leader who won a sixth term in office in an election widely seen as rigged. Thousands of people Sunday took part in dozens of small rallies scattered all over Minsk, the Belarusian capital — a new tactic the opposition employed instead of one large gathering to make it harder for the security forces to target the protesters.

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Mexican president wants to restrict US agents in Mexico

MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has tossed another hot potato to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden with a proposal that would restrict U.S.

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US suffers 4th straight day of over 2 lakh daily covid cases; most Californians to enter lockdowns

Some areas of the country will likely again need temporary "drastic" and "draconian" measures -- such as shutdowns or the suspension of elective procedures -- to protect the nation's health care system as COVID-19 continues to spread, said Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Hospitalizations in Los Angeles County have tripled in the last week, said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, adding the county will likely run out of beds in two to four weeks if cases continue climbing.Public health officials urged people to stay at home as much as possible and wear a face mask when out in public.

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COMMENTARY: How COVID-19 lockdown inactivity can lead to muscle loss

risk from reduced physical activity — especially older adults. Developing a plan to be physically active now will help you to stay strong and healthy through the long winter ahead.While most people are aware of the benefits of physical activity — increased muscle and strength, reduced risk of disease, better quality of life and a lower risk of death — we tend to be less aware of how damaging and expensive reduced physical activity can be.The loss of muscle and strength as you get older (known as sarcopenia) is something with which we are all familiar.

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Canucks anthem singer axed over anti-mask rally

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Full list of Covid vaccine hospitals offering jab – find your nearest hub

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Russia registers new single-day record of 29,039 COVID-19 cases

Russia has registered a new single-day record for COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day as 29,039 new positive tests were confirmed by the federal response center on Sunday, bringing the country's case total to 2,460,770.The previous single-day record of 28,782 new cases was reported on December 5."Over the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 29,039 COVID-19 cases in 85 regions, of which 6,065 (20.9%) were detected actively, with people showing no clinical symptoms," the response center said.Moscow has confirmed 7,512 new positive tests for the disease, a fall from the 7,993 new cases registered on Saturday, which remains the single-day record for the Russian capital.Elsewhere, St.

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Last-ditch post-Brexit talks to resume between EU and UK

BRUSSELS – Last-ditch discussions between the U.K. and the European Union over future trade ties are set to resume in Brussels later Sunday, two days after they were “paused” amid "significant differences" on an array of issues.Britain's main negotiator, David Frost, arrived in the Belgian capital on Sunday to pick up discussions with his EU counterpart, Michel Barnier.

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Inauguration planners rethink how to party in age of virus

WASHINGTON – Public health guidance to avoid big parties in the age of coronavirus is about to collide with what is typically one of America's biggest celebrations of all: the swearing-in of a new president.While lots of details are still to be worked out, this Jan. 20 is sure to be more subdued than prior inauguration days.A giant parade down Pennsylvania Avenue? Not likely.

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The Latest: Oregon doc's anti-mask comment draws suspension

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Full list of 50 hospitals to roll out coronavirus vaccine this week - where's your nearest hub?

Britain's rollout of the world's first coronavirus vaccine will start on Tuesday, raising hopes this is the beginning of the pandemic's end.

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Covid-19: IISc Bangalore researchers use Raman spectroscopy, AI to detect virus

coronavirus biomarkers in blood plasma using Raman spectroscopy and artificial intelligence (AI).Raman Spectroscopy is a non-destructive chemical analysis technique which provides detailed information about chemical structure, phase and polymorphy, crystallinity and molecular interactions. It is based upon the interaction of light with the chemical bonds within a material.According to the IISc researchers, using artificial intelligence and deep learning, the Covid-19 detection process will be automated and rapid and there will be no requirement of any extraction procedure."It is of critical importance to develop new technologies that can rapidly detect COVID-19 and perform mass testing, and at the same are cost-effective.

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Morgan Wallen relives being uninvited from SNL over breaking COVID-19 safety procedures

Morgan Wallen made his debut on Saturday Night Live after being disinvited back in October.The country singer was bumped from the show after video emerged of him partying and kissing women without a mask, in violation of SNL's COVID-19 safety procedures.In the comic sketch, Wallen relived his night of partying at the University of Alabama, with the evening's host Jason Bateman playing his future self to talk some sense into him.

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Covid spread can be slowed down by new antiviral drug, says researchers

vaccines to control the covid-19 pandemic, researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University have discovered a way to suppress the virus' spread.

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Calgary rally protests government COVID-19 restrictions

Hundreds of protesters gathered in downtown Calgary Saturday afternoon to protest against government restrictions, including the city-wide mask mandate and provincial restrictions on social gatherings.

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China prepares large-scale rollout of COVID-19 vaccines

TAIPEI – Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the country's 1.4 billion people.Developers are speeding up final testing, the Chinese foreign minister said Thursday during a U.N. meeting, as Britain issued approval for emergency use of Pfizer Inc.'s vaccine candidate and providers scrambled to set up distribution.China's fledgling pharmaceutical industry has at least five vaccines from four producers being tested in more than a dozen countries including Russia, Egypt and Mexico.

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Courteney Cox puts health first as she rocks a cloth face mask to run errands in Los Angeles

Courteney Coxgave fans of Friends a major treat as she recreated a scene from the hit sitcom's 1998 Thanksgiving episode to commemorate the holiday.But instead of rocking a raw turkey, the 56-year-old actress concealed her face with a mask as she ran errands in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon.Cox, who was accompanied by a female pal, decided to rock a cute, but casual ensemble for her outing. Out and about:Courteney Cox concealed her face with a mask as she ran errands in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoonHer outfit consisted of a plain black tee and a pair of muted green cargo pants that cinched at the ankles.The Scream star slipped her freshly pedicured feet into a pair of black slide sandals.

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Former Canucks anthem singer has no regrets about anti-mask rally gig

Newly fired Canucks’ anthem singer Mark Donnelly sang at an anti-masker rally in downtown Vancouver Saturday and as Nadia Stewart reports, he says appearing at an event that ignores pandemic safety restrictions was worth it.

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Russia starts rolling out coronavirus vaccine with teachers and doctors at front of queue

Russia began vaccinating people against coronavirus on Saturday.

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Anti-mask rally amid B.C. COVID-19 case surge ‘really concerning’: respirologist

COVID-19, as case numbers continue to rise.Crowds gathered at the Vancouver Art Galley, Saturday, for a “B.C. Christmas Freedom Rally” opposing masks and restrictions on activities and social gatherings implemented by public health order.

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COVID-19 now leading cause of death in U.S.

This week saw COVID-19 surpass heart disease as the leading cause of death in the U.S., as the country races to approve a vaccine for distribution. As Jennifer Johnson reports, the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling for nationwide face mask mandates to control the crisis.

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Fans return to the EPL as Chelsea, Man U enjoy comeback wins

They filed into the stadiums for the first time in nine months, clutching treasured match tickets and with their masks partially hiding the glee on their faces.What once might have been taken for granted — going to watch their teams play in the English Premier League — felt like a huge privilege Saturday for the fortunate 4,000 given the honor of being the first soccer supporters to be allowed into games in England’s top division since the outbreak of the coronavirus in March.The fans — 2,000 from West Ham, 2,000 from Chelsea — had contrasting experiences on opposite sides of London.West Ham imploded at its Olympic Stadium, squandering a 1-0 halftime lead against Manchester United as substitutes Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford inspired

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St. Nicholas visits Czech children while adapting to virus

PRAGUE – The coronavirus pandemic has made life difficult for a lot of people in the Czech Republic, and that includes Saint Nicholas. Every year on Dec.

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'Happy about where I'm at': Westbrook discusses move to DC

the team that sent former No. 1 overall pick John Wall to Houston earlier in the week to acquire the nine-time All-Star who’ll now reunite with Washington coach Scott Brooks — his former Oklahoma City coach.Washington becomes Westbrook’s third team in a year and a half: He was traded by Oklahoma City to Houston after the 2018-19 season, spent just the one year with the Rockets, and now joins the Wizards to play alongside Bradley Beal in what should be an extremely potent backcourt.He was asked if he wanted a trade from Houston.“I’m here in Washington,” Westbrook replied.

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NBA: Teams that break virus protocols may lose games, picks

has much more detail than the draft version that was distributed to teams last weekend. The rules and protocols in the updated document — which even includes examples of how seating charts on planes and buses could be set up — have been agreed upon by the NBA and the NBPA.“The biggest thing is obviously, from what we’ve been told, is the testing on the daily,” Philadelphia forward Tobias Harris said earlier in the week as the protocols were being finalized.

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‘Blue Bloods’ Producer Talks Tackling Pandemic, Return Of Whoopi Goldberg As New Season Kicks Off

The 11th season of CBS cop drama “Blue Bloods” debuted on Friday, with fans welcoming not only the long-awaited return of the show, but also the return of Whoopi Goldberg, reprising her role as New York City city council speaker Regina Thomas.

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VIRUS TODAY: California faces closures; jobless cutoff looms

hospitals in California. Five San Francisco Bay Area counties have new stay-at-home orders that will take effect Sunday.

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N.S. reports 6 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, 28 recoveries

COVID-19 on Saturday.Four of the new cases are located in the central zone and two cases are in the eastern zone.All of the new cases reported on Saturday are under investigation.

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Moscow opens dozens of inoculation centres despite vaccine not yet meeting safety needs

COVID-19 vaccinations in Moscow starting Saturday, a precursor to a sweeping Russia-wide immunization effort.The vaccinations come three days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the launch of a “large-scale” COVID-19 immunization campaign even though a Russian-designed vaccine has yet to complete the advanced studies needed to ensure its effectiveness and safety in line with established scientific protocols.The Russian leader said Wednesday that more than 2 million doses of the Sputnik V jab will be available in the next few days, allowing authorities to offer jabs to medical workers and teachers across the country starting late next week.

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'Mass trespass' closes UK heritage site of Stonehenge

LONDON – The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in southern England was closed to visitors Saturday after protesters staged a “mass trespass” against the British government's road-building plans, including a new tunnel near the World Heritage Site.The protesters, who described themselves as an alliance of local residents, ecologists, activists, archaeologists and pagans, gathered at Stonehenge around midday. English Heritage, a national charity that manages hundreds of historic sites, soon after made the decision to close Stonehenge to visitors “due to unforeseen circumstances" and said it was against the law for anyone to enter the monument area without its consent.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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