The biggest challenge in current isolation methods for lipid bilayer-encapsulated vesicles, such as exosomes, secretory, and synthetic vesicles, lies in the absence of a unified approach that seamlessly delivers high purity, yield, and scalability for large-scale applications. To address this gap, we have developed an innovative method that utilizes photosensitive lipid nanoprobes specifically designed for efficient isolation of vesicles and sorting them into subpopulations based on size. The photosensitive component in the probe undergoes cleavage upon exposure to light, facilitating the release of vesicles in their near-native form.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe social determinants of health (SDOH) are a complex web of factors that influence the health of individuals throughout their lifetime. There are many drivers of health inequities within the SDOH, such as socioeconomic status, education, employment, gender, and race/ethnicity. It is possible that mental illness may develop when these factors negatively affect health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present an unusual case of a middle-aged patient with a near-total loss of autobiographical memory; the memory of one's own personal history and personal identity following a motor vehicle accident. The nature of his autobiographical memory loss was anterograde and retrograde amnesia, with the preservation of procedural learning, including an extensive set of medical skills, which he attributed to his career as a psychiatrist. Of significance was the absence of any traumatic changes in the medial temporal lobe structures, hippocampal formation, amygdala, and entorhinal cortex on brain imaging.
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