Glaucoma treatment is on the way

Scientists at MIPT and their colleagues at Harvard have presented artificially grown retinal cells that can integrate into the retina. This is the first successful attempt to transplant stem cell-derived ganglion cells (retinal neurons destroyed by glaucoma) in a laboratory setting. According to Eurek Alert, scientists tested the new technology in mice and found that…

Vaccines and the new strains of COVID-19

RNA vaccines based on the classic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus strain produce immune cells that recognize mutant strains of the virus, as scientists from Johns Hopkins University (USA) found, reported in an article published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. According to MedicalXpress, the vaccine causes the body to produce CD4 + T-lymphocytes (or T-helpers), which activate…