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COVID may be factor in lack of N.Korea response to U.S. outreach – official

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COVID-19 restrictions may be playing a role in North Korea’s lack of response to offers of diplomatic talks, a senior U.S. administration official said on Sunday, a day after President Joe Biden said he had offered vaccines to Pyongyang. Biden is in South Korea before heading to Japan later on Sunday as part of his first trip through Asia as president. Meeting with recently elected South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Saturday, Biden vowed to … Read more

Angiogenesis factor found to promote three age-related diseases of the eye

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A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigator has found that increased expression of the angiogenic factor VEGF-A promotes three common aging-related eye conditions – both versions of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and also cataracts – in an animal model. While VEGF-A was known to be associated with neovascular or ‘wet’ AMD, whether it was a direct … Read more