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Nanoparticle-Infused Contact Lenses Correct Color Blindness
Dyed contact lenses currently in development for color blindness are potentially harmful and unstable. Now, researchers have infused contact lenses with gold nanoparticles to create a safer way to see colors.
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SARM1: A Potential Drug Target for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers have isolated and analyzed the structure and function of a protein called SARM1, found in the brain's nerve fibres. The protein was activated when nerve fibres were damaged by injury, disease, or as a side effect of certain drugs, suggesting it could hold potential as a therapeutic target.
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Virtual Sanity: People Who Use VR Headsets Enjoying Life More During Lockdown
People who use virtual reality headsets as a way of passing the time during lockdown are exercising more vigorously and feeling better about life.
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How To Track SARS-CoV-2 Variants Faster
Scientists think that in order to track SARS-CoV-2 variants faster, a more sustainable collaboration framework is needed in public health decision-making.
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A New Way To Measure Biological Age With High Precision
Two scientists at the CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research have developed a method that can determine an organism’s biological age with unprecedented precision. Researchers expect new insights into how the environment, nutrition, and therapies influence the aging process.
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Drug Shown To Help Diabetes Patients Lose Weight in Clinical Study
In a multicenter Phase 3 clinical study, the drug semaglutide was shown to help patients with diabetes lose on average 10 to 17% of their body weight.
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Bespoke Diets and Exercise Regimes Could Be Essential to Mental Health
according to new research, customized diets and lifestyle changes could be key to optimizing mental health.
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Team Discovers Drug Candidates That Can Stop SARS-CoV-2 Replication
Two families of active substances have been discovered that can block the replication of SARS-CoV-2, by "switching off" its main protease.
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Using Viruses To Train the Immune System To Tackle Tumors
A research group has developed a strategy that is being tested in clinical studies for therapeutic cancer vaccines. Using two different viruses as vehicles, they administered specific tumor components in mice with cancer in order to stimulate their immune system to attack the tumor.
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Glial Cell Discovery Could Point the Way to Motor Neuron Disease Therapies
Scientists have identified the trigger of a key cellular change in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a type of motor neuron disease. The findings could help develop new treatments for many neurological diseases with the same change, including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
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