Dementia in the U.S. | Contact lenses slow myopia in kids | New malaria target

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February 18, 2025 Edition

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Risk and future burden of dementia in the United States

Researchers estimated that 42% of Americans over age 55 will eventually develop dementia.

Lasting effects of contact lenses that slow myopia in kids

Multifocal contact lenses slowed progression of nearsightedness in children, and the treatment benefit continued even after they stopped wearing the lenses.

Red blood cell infected with malaria parasites.

Potential new target for malaria discovered

Scientists identified antibodies that bind to a previously untargeted portion of the malaria parasite.

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