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Share on PinterestA new study may have uncovered fresh clues about the development of Alzheimer’s disease.Alzheimer’s disease involves a progressive and irreversible loss of memory and thinking skills, which increasingly disrupts a person’s ability to function normally. It is the most common form of dementia, affecting around 5 million people in the United States alone.In…

In the global race to find a vaccine, Oxford University just jumped way ahead of the pack. Human testing is already underway, and scientists say they're hopeful a coronavirus vaccine will be widely available by September.Technology the lab had already developed in previous work on inoculations for other viruses, including a close relative of COVID-19,…

JACINTA BOWLER 27 APRIL 2020 Depending on who you ask and where you are, wearing a mask can be an important part of the strategy to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-19.With the CDC recommending surgical and N95 masks should be kept for medical personnel on the front line, if you do want or need a mask, you…

Coronaviruses have been causing problems for humanity for a long time. Several versions are known to trigger common colds and more recently two types have set off outbreaks of deadly illnesses: severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers). But their impact has been mild compared with the global havoc unleashed by…

TOPLINE Studies out of Stanford University and the University of Southern California, which have not yet been peer-reviewed, claim California communities may have seen up to 80 times the number of coronavirus cases than originally believed based on antibody tests. But these studies have come under fire by members of the scientific community, who say…