[ad_1] Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University are seeking residents of the Portland area to participate in Phase 3 trials of an investigational coronavirus vaccine, officials said Monday. The university is the only institution in Oregon to participate in trials of this particular vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford and the pharmaceutical company … Read more
[ad_1] A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap in the field that could help people know if they have dementia. It also raises concerns about the accuracy and impact of this life-changing news. Independent experts are suspicious because key test results have not been released and … Read more
[ad_1] By Travis Fain, WRAL Statehouse reporter The state prison system has closed three penal institutions in the past 11 days to reorganize staff and deal with an upsurge in COVID-19 cases, in part by creating a medical emergency unit. The three closures are temporary, Prisons Commissioner Todd Ishee said on Monday, although he also … Read more
[ad_1] COVID-19 was discovered at a mink farm in Oregon, where it infected both staff and animals. According to the New York Post, the USDA National Veterinary Service lab verified the existence of the coronavirus in 10 samples from the farm. State veterinarian Dr Ryan Scholz has ordered the farm to quarantine her indefinitely. “We … Read more
[ad_1] The Orange County health care agency is providing daily update of test results, deaths and other related metrics used to monitor the impact and spread of the coronavirus. Here is an overview of the information released on Sunday, November 29 on its website: New cases reported: 1,058 Cumulative cases: 77819 2502 residents of skilled … Read more
[ad_1] Illinois health officials reported 7,178 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, along with 57 additional deaths. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the state has now confirmed 720,114 cases of the virus since the start of the pandemic, as well as 12,193 confirmed deaths. The state is also reporting 689 deaths … Read more
[ad_1] (WSIL) – Southern Illinois Health Services reported 180 new cases of the virus and the death of a Williamson County man on Saturday. Franklin County: Women: two under 10, two in their thirties, two in their forties, four and one in their sixties. Men: one in their twenties, five in their forties, three in … Read more
[ad_1] Updated 12:05 Minnesota’s COVID-19 report on Monday offered a mixed set of statistics that make the post-Thanksgiving landscape difficult to map. The number of newly confirmed or probable cases – 5,801 – was down from the previous week, as was testing. The state’s health department reported 15 deaths, the lowest daily number recorded in … Read more
[ad_1] A blood test to detect two molecules that act as indicators of a person’s likelihood of contracting Alzheimer’s disease later in life could be a game-changer, according to a new study. Both molecules – P-tau181, a tau protein, and light neurofilament polypeptide (NfL) – are found in plasma, the light yellow fluid that makes … Read more
[ad_1] An electron microscope image (ultrathin section, artificially stained) shows a section of a hair cell in the olfactory mucosa. A large number of intact SARS-CoV-2 particles (in red) are found both inside the cell and on cellular processes. Yellow: kinocilia. Credit: Michael Laue / RKI & Carsten Dittmayer / Charity Using post-mortem tissue samples, … Read more