Fashion update – March 2018
Translucent is the flavour of the month this month, alongside vibrantly coloured metals in the new season collections. Here’s our pick of new releases for this month:
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Translucent is the flavour of the month this month, alongside vibrantly coloured metals in the new season collections. Here’s our pick of new releases for this month:
Researchers from the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) have started a six-month clinical trial to see if high-dose vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) can support existing therapies for glaucoma by protecting nerve cells from dying.
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After six years in development, eight product iterations and clinical studies involving 1,500 patients across five countries, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) spinout, PlenOptika has
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