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USC Center for Personalized Brain Health maps new path for Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment

The new brain center will focus on research translating genetic, metabolic and molecular insights into interventions that protect those at risk before brain changes set in. By Wayne ..Read More

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$20 million grant from the National Cancer Institute enables research into youth e-cigarette and oral nicotine use at USC

Federal funding advances research by the USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science to guide policy regulating tobacco products and marketing. By Wayne Lewis   USC faculty members Adam ..Read More

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Figure 1. Platform for evaluating glial responses to electrical stimulation. (A) Retina is mounted on multielectrode array. Calcium imaging reveals glial activity (B) before and (C) after applying electrical stimulation through a transparent microelectrode, as observed in the ganglion cell layer.

Bioelectronic Modulation of Glia to Promote Retinal Preservation

  Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are leading causes of blindness caused by the degeneration of photoreceptors in the retina. At present, there is no ..Read More

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Optical Coherence Tomography Can Be Used to Evaluate the Viscosity of Super Thin Layer Fluid

    Rheological properties of biological fluids are closely linked with various physiological processes. Capillary waves are associated with rheological properties of fluids such as viscosity. However, existing ..Read More

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Figure 1 HPBCD barrier prevents infection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta infection in K18-hACE2 mice and H1N1 infection in A549 lung epithelial cell line. Plasma biomarkers (Angiotensin I and Angiotensin II) correlates with the efficacy response observed in these models.

Mucocutaneous Barrier to Prevent Ocular and Respiratory Viral Infections

Mucocutaneous membranes lining the eye and nasal cavity are susceptible sites of viral infections leading to conjunctivitis (pink eye) or respiratory infections whose total direct cost is estimated ..Read More

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