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by Washington University School of Medicine ***************************************************************** Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus ( medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-cornea-resist-infection-coronavirus.html?fbclid=IwAR07BzIaQVgNZR_qO_L5e1b2hhSwr3iy7lDa7avqLVdB2yVUovDhpwvUKcI ) ***************************************************************** 🔥 Save unlimited web pages along with a full PDF snapshot of each page. Unlock Premium → ( www.emailthis.me/premium ) Cornea appears to resist infection from novel coronavirus The eye may not be as vulnerable to…

***************************************************************** AI can detect COVID-19 by listening to your coughs ( www.engadget.com/ai-covid-19-cough-detection-from-recordings-213858299.html?fbclid=IwAR0-KsrsgIUkGWnsZQvm9ZXNwCshiZAWY_AoiDED0e_BVX25ExnJewn4olM ) ***************************************************************** The AI is highly accurate in early tests. After the team trained its model on tens of thousands of cough and dialog samples, the technology recognized 98.5 percent of coughs from people with confirmed COVID-19 cases. It identified 100 percent of…

***************************************************************** New technology could improve LASIK surgery, eye disease detection ( www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uoh-ntc102020.php?fbclid=IwAR3l7ELxwHA59oIt2nE6g-MyJkdnPo3RwCEEw_wGxo-zU05x7LwShSq2eis ) ***************************************************************** 🔥 Save unlimited web pages along with a full PDF snapshot of each page. Unlock Premium → ( www.emailthis.me/premium ) IMAGE ( www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/246403.php ) IMAGE: University of Houston professor of biomedical engineering is developing new ultrafast 3D imaging system to assess…

Bethany Ao ***************************************************************** 70% of imported KN95 masks fail U.S. filtration standards, study finds ( www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/kn95-n95-covid-mask-hospital-20200922.html ) ***************************************************************** Up to 70% of KN95 masks do not meet the U.S. standards for effectiveness, according to a new study ( assets.ecri.org/PDF/COVID-19-Resource-Center/COVID-N95-Mask-Testing-Alert.pdf ) by ECRI, a Pennsylvania-based patient safety organization. The findings suggest an increased risk of contracting…

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By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review) ***************************************************************** Researchers map pathoconnectome of eye disease and retinal circuitry ( www.drugtargetreview.com/news/72706/researchers-map-pathoconnectome-of-eye-disease-and-retinal-circuitry/?fbclid=IwAR3PGKFIvsLbacEBlyRsfLI8E5KuMcL5Q8ME07_4UUbzYpp9v1pK5TpX7YA ) ***************************************************************** Scientists have produced the first pathoconnectome – an open access map for other researchers that shows how eye disease can alter retinal circuitry. Inside of retina Scientists have achieved a first in the field of…

Fabio Benfenati ***************************************************************** Subretinally injected semiconducting polymer nanoparticles rescue vision in a rat model of retinal dystrophy ( www.nature.com/articles/s41565-020-0696-3 ) ***************************************************************** ——– Abstract ——– Inherited retinal dystrophies and late-stage age-related macular degeneration, for which treatments remain limited, are among the most prevalent causes of legal blindness. Retinal prostheses have been developed to stimulate the inner…

Promising Alzheimer’s Biomarker Detected In the Human Eye – Being Patient www.beingpatient.com/promising-alzheimers-biomarker-detected-in-the-human-eye/

Researchers say they can predict epileptic seizures an hour in advance www.engadget.com/epileptic-seizure-prediction-device-research-180142222.html