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AskScience AMA Series: We are rare disease experts and directors with the NIH, ask us anything!

AskScience AMA Series: We are rare disease experts and directors with the NIH, ask us anything!


AskScience AMA Series: We are rare disease experts and directors with the NIH, ask us anything!

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 04:00 AM PST

Rare diseases and genetics: Rare diseases affect more than 300 million people globally, but few have approved treatments. Because the majority of rare diseases are genetic, gene-based approaches offer promise for developing new therapies. In observance of Rare Disease Day coming up on February 28, we're a team of experts here raising awareness of rare diseases, advancing clinical research on them and providing resources to the rare diseases community. We'll be here at 1 p.m. (ET, 18 UT), ask us anything!

Username: /u/NIHGov

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How has the flu been affected by the lack of people getting it?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 09:27 AM PST

I've heard about how only around 1k people got the flu in 2020, and I'm curious if this has had any effects on it as far as we know?

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AskScience AMA Series: Hello Reddit! For Medscape Education, we are Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, Dr. Rachel M. Bond, Dr. John Whyte, and Michael Sapienza ready to answer your questions about Health Equity in the Time of COVID. Ask Us Anything!

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 04:00 AM PST

We will be answering your questions related to health equity from 12:00-3:00p ET (17-20 UT), especially those that have been brought to light during the pandemic. Here's a little bit about each of our backgrounds and how to find us online.

  • Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford is a fellowship trained obesity medicine physician scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS). She is the Director of Diversity for the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard and the Director of Anti-Racism Initiatives for the Neuroendocrine Unit at MGH. Twitter @askdrfatima
  • Dr. John Whyte is a physician, author, and Chief Medical Officer @WebMD. He's passionate about changing how we think about health. Twitter @drjohnwhyte
  • Michael Sapienza, CEO of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. Twitter @coloncancermike
  • Medscape is the leading online global destination for physicians and healthcare professionals worldwide, offering the latest medical news, expert perspectives, and relevant professional education and CME. Twitter @Medscape @MedscapeCME

In the new Clinical Advances in Elevating Health Equity learning center, we take a deeper look into the current state of health care, from structural inequalities to individual patient care. This resource will share interviews, expert commentaries, CME opportunities, and new insights that aim to improve health outcomes for all patients. Check it out: https://www.medscape.org/sites/advances/elevating-health-equity

Ask Us Anything!

Username: /u/Medscape

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What's the latency of the Mars rover Perseverance regarding communications to earth / commands from earth?

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 12:59 AM PST

I've read, that the 2012 rover had a latency around 20-40 minutes, depending on the position of the planets. Did the communication become faster?

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Ask Anything Wednesday - Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 07:00 AM PST

Welcome to our weekly feature, Ask Anything Wednesday - this week we are focusing on Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology

Do you have a question within these topics you weren't sure was worth submitting? Is something a bit too speculative for a typical /r/AskScience post? No question is too big or small for AAW. In this thread you can ask any science-related question! Things like: "What would happen if...", "How will the future...", "If all the rules for 'X' were different...", "Why does my...".

Asking Questions:

Please post your question as a top-level response to this, and our team of panellists will be here to answer and discuss your questions. The other topic areas will appear in future Ask Anything Wednesdays, so if you have other questions not covered by this weeks theme please either hold on to it until those topics come around, or go and post over in our sister subreddit /r/AskScienceDiscussion , where every day is Ask Anything Wednesday! Off-theme questions in this post will be removed to try and keep the thread a manageable size for both our readers and panellists.

Answering Questions:

Please only answer a posted question if you are an expert in the field. The full guidelines for posting responses in AskScience can be found here. In short, this is a moderated subreddit, and responses which do not meet our quality guidelines will be removed. Remember, peer reviewed sources are always appreciated, and anecdotes are absolutely not appropriate. In general if your answer begins with 'I think', or 'I've heard', then it's not suitable for /r/AskScience.

If you would like to become a member of the AskScience panel, please refer to the information provided here.

Past AskAnythingWednesday posts can be found here. Ask away!

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Why do viruses have different ways on affecting the human body instead of having the same impact altogether?

Posted: 24 Feb 2021 01:32 AM PST

What I observed on the viruses is that they have unique ways on affecting the human body like for example the COVID-19 virus affects the lungs, kidneys, liver and many more while Rabies affects the brain. What gives them the ability to affect the organs in their own style just like the other pathogens like bacteria?

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The Mars Perseverance Rover's Parachute has an asymmetrical pattern to it. Why is that? Why was this pattern chosen?

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 11:22 AM PST

Why can't we have contagious vaccines?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 09:13 AM PST

Unless I'm misunderstanding, vaccines are viruses themselves that trigger an immune response which is intended to protect against a specific strain of a closely related virus.

Why can the target be highly contagious, but we can't have a vaccine that is too? Is mutation too much of a risk?

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How do two metals in space bond together?

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 09:13 AM PST

How do two metals in space bond together when they touch? I had a friend tell me this and it just blew my mind

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I am considering using electrolysis to remove rust from a pair of antique Wiss Tailors Shears that have a brass shear bolt that is better left in place. Will the presence of brass on the cathode affect the electrolysis process and vice versa?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 10:37 AM PST

I am debating whether or not to use Evaporust or electrolysis. My concern is that the brass might split into its component elements or in some other way be harmed during electrolysis. Or would this only occur if the brass was on the anode?

Removing the shear bolt is very difficult and replacements are not available in case it is damaged.

Thanks in advance. My last chem class was in the 1970s

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COVID-19 vaccines should not be administered within 14 days of receipt of another vaccine. But why? Especially if they are not live vaccines such as the flu shot or Tdap vaccine? Can vaccines interfere with each other?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 06:28 PM PST

I am a teacher in Ohio and the only way I can get the covid vaccine is through my school. I have to get the first dose on Friday but I'm pregnant (35 weeks) and just got the Tdap vaccine last Wednesday. It will be day 10 when I'm scheduled for the covid vaccine. Will they prevent me from being allowed to get my vaccine?

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Does ice sublimate in freezers?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 09:40 AM PST

I was looking at the phase diagram of water and I don't understand how ice can sublimate in a freezer. At 1 atmosphere and say, -10 to -15C, it looks like the ice would have to melt before reaching the gas phase. Or the pressure would have to drastically drop. Does ice really sublimate in a freezer and if so, how?

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How do Computers Use Electricity to Complete Computational Tasks?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 08:42 AM PST

Whenever my computer or Playstation is "working hard" to complete a computationally intensive task, the fan starts whirring to cool the circuitry inside it. I'm guessing that has to do with the amount of electricity being used to complete the task, which is what's generating the heat, but I don't understand how that electricity is used to fulfill the computing task or why more is required for more difficult tasks.

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How does the mutation in the DNA lead to a mutation in the CFTR protein resulting in Cystic Fibrosis and the accumulation of thick mucus in the epithelial cells of the lungs?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 05:58 AM PST

I understand WHAT Cystic Fibrosis is, but not HOW it happens.

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Can an enzyme become a different enzyme after getting denatured?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 02:51 AM PST

Are the biological children of gay people more likely to be gay than the biological children of straight people?

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 07:24 PM PST

When I try searching for an answer, I get a bunch of results about whether gay couples can be good adoptive parents, or the affect of fraternal birth order on sexual orientation. This isn't what I'm looking for. Surely in societies where being gay is taboo, a significant number of gay men end up having biological children due to social pressure. I am curious if these children are more likely to be gay. If so, would this lead to a larger percentage of people being gay in societies where homosexuality is oppressed? That would be ironic. Any sources you could point me to would be awesome.

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The outer planets in our solar system understandably take longer to orbit the sun than the inner planets. Is it possible to have an outer planet that moves so quickly that it completes revolutions more quickly than the inner planets? Or conversely, an inner planet that moves so slowly?

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 08:20 PM PST

I'm interested in whether something like this would be possible and what conditions would have to be met (for the planet in question, the star, the other planets, etc.) if so.

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Is there any studies on how Covid has spread in North Korea? Has the country's isolation protected it? In what ways has it managed to spread?

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 08:53 AM PST

The Indian subcontinent was an isolated landmass for millions of years. Did unique dinosaurs or wildlife evolve during that time?

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 04:28 PM PST

Does your mood affect biochemical processes within your body?

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 06:25 PM PST

Is there anything else scientist could learn or gain from a modern day nuclear bomb test?

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 08:29 PM PST

The title pretty much says it all. I'm asking because it's been years since the last test and I don't know if there's anything else that could be discovered from doing them for scientific reasons and not military reasons, like discovering elements 119 and 120?

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Are the vaccine test groups diverse?

Posted: 23 Feb 2021 12:03 PM PST

Title pretty much says it.

Are women/people of diverse ages/BIPoC represented in the test groups conducted by pfizer/moderna etc?

On a related note, can I look up the test groups and statistics somewhere? Google yields no results.

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How much of the recent news about magnetic poles flipping is legitimate?

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 02:58 PM PST

Not sure if this is flaired appropriately, if not let me know.

I've been seeing a lot of articles lately about the magnetic poles flipping 42,000 years ago and causing extinctions and such. My prior understanding was that the connection between poles flipping and any sort of catastrophic changes was tenuous and heavily disputed, but it seems like the consensus has changed somewhat. All of this seems to follow a relatively recent study based on fossilized and very long-lived trees in New Zealand IIRC. However, I'm not sure how much of what I'm seeing is legitimate and well supported vs. media doing its thing and my feed reacting to my activity and showing me more of the same.

Any insight is appreciated, thanks y'all.

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Does taking vitamin-D supplements, influence our own process of making these vitamins?

Posted: 22 Feb 2021 01:24 PM PST

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