This review describes the impact of contact lens wear on the tear film lipid layer and how changes in the lipid layer might modulate contact lens-related discomfort. Relevant clinical, functional ...

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Penn Engineers have discovered a novel means of directing lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the revolutionary molecules that delivered the COVID-19 vaccines, to target specific tissues, presaging a new era ...

We are taught that plasma membranes are a typical lipid bilayer, but how do we know this, and who figured it out? Aa Aa Aa Most books mention that membranes have a typical "lipid bilayer," but why ...

Artificial tears go into your eyes! Use them correctly. Hello. This is Salimbro! It might seem a bit random, but do you use artificial tears a lot? When we use computers or cell phones a lot ...

A 38-year-old woman with a 15-year history of disposable contact lens (CL) use presented to our clinic, complaining of a foreign body sensation in her eyes. She also had > 8 hours/day of visual ...

This oil-based solution from Retaine helps restore moisture to the eyes’ lipid layer while also ... preservative-free artificial tears, and lifestyle modifications. The 14 Most Comfortable ...

RNA therapies show promise for treating diseases like cancer and genetic disorders, but their effectiveness depends on proper delivery. A recent study found that the method of mixing siRNA with lipid ...

Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Image It’s great to see money pouring into industrial artificial-intelligence research, but many investors don’t seem to know much about it or where the field ...

In these LNPs, ionizable lipids were more tightly associated with siRNA, forming a stacked bilayer structure that enhanced gene silencing. In contrast, post-mixed LNPs displayed a more ...