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Antiviral drugs
Effective against Covid-19
Abstract
USC researchers engineered nanoscale barriers capable of lipid interactions with viruses, thus interfering with membrane fusion, and membrane remodeling preventing viral entry and replication. The HPBCD-based platform can safely interact with existing mucocutaneous protective barriers capable of...
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Vision restoration and optic nerve repair
Opthalmology research
Abstract
USC researchers developed a technique that uses electrical fields (EFs) to promote optic nerve regeneration. In a rat model, researchers applied EFs for 10 or 30 days after optic nerve injury. Their findings show that EF treatment significantly increased the survival of retinal...
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Abstract
USC researchers have developed a non-invasive bioelectronic lens (E-lens) system designed to induce epigenetic neuroprotective changes in the retina through controlled electrical stimulation. This system stimulates the retina by delivering safe, controlled electric fields to establish electrical gradients across diseased/degenerating neurons,...
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