County launches program that can quickly track diseases

The lab, which expands upon an effort by UCSD and Scripps Research, will use wastewater analysis to detect flu, COVID and RSV ...
Frontiers

Cognitive rehabilitation among long COVID patients using vibratory and auditory treatment (VAT) is linked to BDNF

Cognitive dysfunction occurs in around 40% of long COVID (LC) patients, and in many cases appears second only to fatigue in prevalence. Vibratory and auditory treatment (VAT) within the gamma range ...
WUNC

With fewer samples from other countries, CDC has dimmer global view of flu and COVID

Every year, countries around the world take samples of the flu viruses that are circulating locally, and they send them to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It helps the U.S. and other ...
KUOW

With fewer samples from other countries, CDC has dimmer global view of flu and COVID

There's been a significant slowdown in influenza and COVID samples sent to CDC from other countries, which could impair pandemic preparedness and vaccine development KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station ...
Hartford Courant

Best practices for CT garden soil sample collection: It really matters

Soil testing begins with the homeowner, gardener, and farmer. The most critical step in soil testing is soil sample collection. Soil testing can help growers make informed decisions about fertilizer ...
The Aspen Times

New COVID variant presence unknown in Pitkin County as cases rise

It is unknown whether the newest COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, also known by the nickname “razor throat” for one of its defining symptoms, is present in Pitkin County as local summer cases increase.
Wired

Feeling Hoarse? You Might Have the New ‘Stratus’ Covid Variant

Another NEW covid variant is currently rapidly gaining a foothold. Known officially as XFG—or informally as “Stratus”—it has been declared a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization ...