The Generation of an ocular anti-inflammatory biotherapeutic to enhance wound healing.

Microbes exist at and colonize mucosal surfaces striking a balance with the host immune system, so that these microbes can thrive on host tissues without causing pathology. Because of this, mucosal barrier-colonizing bacteria can be leveraged to act as long-term delivery vehicles for naturally derived therapeutics. Here, we use a mouse model of corneal wound healing to show that the eye-colonizing bacterium, Corynebacterium mastitidis (C.

The double pandemic: Examining cultural stress among Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives: To investigate patterns of cultural stress (racial discrimination and COVID stress) and their impact on ethnic identity and civic engagement among Asian American college students.

Method: 491 undergraduate students who self-identify as Asian American (female = 63.50%; = 20.

"If the college adjusted the prices…": comparing food secure and insecure college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We examined how students' food insecurity related to their demographic information, academic experiences, use of food programs, and reflections on food during the COVID-19 pandemic. 246 NYC undergraduates during the first 9 months of the pandemic. Students reported on food insecurity (eg, USDA's 10-item AFSSM), household income, impact of food insecurity on academics, GPA, and use of food programs.

An intersectional examination of the impact of COVID-stress and discrimination on college students' resilience and mental health.

To investigate the impact of COVID-stress and discrimination on mental health among a group of diverse college students using an intersectional framework. One thousand six hundred seventy-one undergraduate students ( = 20.42,  = 2.