Month: January 2021

Researchers Use Patients’ Cells to Test Gene Therapy for Rare Eye Disease

On: By: Roxie Bell

Approach could provide new path for difficult-to-treat forms of Leber congenital amaurosis.

Scientists at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have developed a promising gene therapy strategy for a rare disease that causes severe vision loss in childhood. A form of Leber congenital amaurosis, the disease is caused by autosomal-dominant mutations in the CRX gene, which are challenging to treat with gene therapy.… Read full story

Study Links Neighborhood Conditions to Adolescent Sleep Loss

On: By: Roxie Bell

Insufficient sleep decreases brain wave activity associated with cognition.

Conditions such as loud noise and few trees in neighborhoods seem to affect how much sleep adolescents get, according to a study in the journal Sleep. In a second study, researchers measured young people’s brainwaves to observe the troublesome effects of sleep loss on memory and cognitive function.… Read full story

Danville/Brinkhaven Police Report – Jan 27, 2021

On: By: Roxie Bell

Danville/Brinkhaven Police Report – Jan 27, 2021
(Information courtesy of The Danville Police Department)

January 18
Disturbance – in the 200 block of East Walnut Street

January 19
Barry Nichols age 22 of Dover, MA. Was issued a traffic citation for a stop sign violation
Parking complaint – in the 400 block of Richards Street

January 20
Trespassing – in the 10 block of Orchard Street
Assisted the Danville EMT’s – in the 700 block of South Market Street
Disturbance – Richards Street

January 22
Diego De Leon age 22 of Butler was issued traffic citations for no drivers license and for a stop sign violation
Disturbance – in the 200 block of South Market Street
Suspicious person – Bridge of Dreams, Brinkhaven

January 25
Preston Pruitt age 19 of Fredericktown was indicted by the Knox County Grand Jury for trafficking in marihuana from a case presented by DPD
Conducted a welfare check of an individual – in the 200 block of Plum Street

January 26
Complaint of a dog owner allowing their dog to defecate in resident’s yard and not cleaning the feces up afterwards – in the 400 block of South Market Street
Suspicious vehicle – parked in the drive of Workman Cemetery with no one around

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USDA Temporarily Suspends Debt Collections, Foreclosures and Other Activities on Farm Loans for Several Thousand Distressed Borrowers Due to Coronavirus

On: By: Roxie Bell

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2021 – Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA).… Read full story