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(McDougall Communications) The latest findings from the long-running CooperVision MiSight 1 day clinical study provide new insights about myopia management and the proven efficacy of the specially designed contact lens. ...

A medical doctor shares game-changing tips on how to mask up when wearing glasses during the coronavirus pandemic.

(American Association for the Advancement of Science) Antibodies in serum samples collected from patients infected with SARS-CoV during the 2003 outbreak effectively neutralized SARS-CoV-2 infection in cultured cells, ac...

(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) Cedars-Sinai has been awarded a five-year, $8.3 million grant by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study the diversity and determinants of the immune-inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) Female surgeons at a large academic medical center perform less complex surgical procedures than their male counterparts, according to a new study. This study is one of the first to measu...

(University of Plymouth) Scientists from the University of Plymouth showed increased temperature and acidification of our oceans over the next century could have a range of effects on an economically important marine spe...

(Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy) Scientists from an initiative launched by the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) and the Cancer Research Institute called the Tumor Neoantigen Selection Alliance ...

(Case Western Reserve University) Researchers with the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UHCMC) have secured $4 million in funding from the National Ins...

(National Research University Higher School of Economics) St. Petersburg, together with colleagues from Georgia State University (USA) and Tarbiat Modares University (Tehran), have developed the HIV-PWID Policy Index (HP...

(KU Leuven) Virologists from the KU Leuven Rega Institute in Belgium have shown that a treatment with the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine does not limit SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus replication in hamsters. A high dose of...

(Emory Health Sciences) In severe cases of COVID-19, activation patterns of B cells resemble those seen in systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease. Emory researchers want to see how far that resemblance exten...

(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) The rotavirus vaccine--which protects against diarrhea and resulting dehydration-- is less effective in children in middle- and low-income countries. Investigators will use genomics to o...

(PLOS) Providing adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for all health care workers around the world requires an initial investment of billions of dollars, but the returns on that investment could be close to 8000%...

(American Association for the Advancement of Science) In June, two studies in Science reported an antibody cocktail against SARS-CoV-2 developed from studies in humanized mice and recovering patients.

(University of Eastern Finland) Women are 2-3 times more likely to suffer from constipation during pregnancy and right after childbirth than at any other time in their life, a new study from the University of Eastern Fin...

(Morris Animal Foundation) Morris Animal Foundation, a global leader in advancing animal health, has awarded $553,000 to fund five studies designed to improve the care, rehabilitation and release of wildlife impacted by ...

(Rutgers University) The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to reset the global economy and reverse decades of ecosystem and species losses, but most countries are failing to invest in nature-related economic refo...

(New York University) A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has found that the Plasmodium parasite, which transmits malaria to humans through infected mosquitos, triggers changes in human genes that alter the bo...

(University of Bonn) Should I or shouldn't I? The activity of individual nerve cells in the brain tells us how confident we are in our decisions. This is shown by a recent study by researchers at the University of Bonn. ...

(University of Ottawa) The National Capital Region is one of the first communities in Canada to conduct daily wastewater readings to help inform its community response in the fight against COVID-19, thanks to innovative ...

(Impact Journals LLC) Volume 11, Issue 28 of Oncotarget features 'Rapid onset type 1 diabetes with anti-PD-1 directed therapy', by Yun et al. and reported that Type 1 diabetes is a rare immune-related adverse event cause...

(Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Bone marrow cancer is currently an incurable disease that affects about 400 people in Norway every year. One Norwegian researcher has now found an important reason for bon...