A new study shows that subretinal adeno-associated virus 8 (AAV8) injections cause proinflammatory T-cell immune response against the transgene product. According to the study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy, co-injection of immunodominant peptides from the transgene product, along with AAV8, modulates the immune response at all AAV doses tested.

The Association for Computing Machinery’s US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC) has released a Statement in Support of Mandatory Comprehensive Digital Accessibility Regulations. The US Department of Justice recently updated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability, with requirements for the accessibility of web content and mobile applications. The aim of the revision to the ADA is to ensure that services, programs, and activities provided by state and local governments online and through mobile apps are accessible to people with disabilities.

A new meta-analysis published in the peer-reviewed journal Ecopsychology examined the effects of nature exposure on the social, mental, and physical health of adults with mental illness. The analyses, “Nature Exposure, Even as Little as 10 Minutes, Is Likely to Yield Short-Term Benefits for Adults with Mental Illness: A Meta Analysis,” showed significant, moderate effect sizes for all studies, and smaller, but significant, effect sizes for studies with control groups.

On 17 July 2024, the British Academy held its Annual General Meeting, where Koji Mizoguchi, Professor of Archaeology at Kyushu University's Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies, was elected as an International Fellow. He is the first Japanese archaeologist and the first researcher from Kyushu University to receive this honor.

The European scientific project HumanIC, in which Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is participating, aims to create a new approach to the environmental design of hospitals through the concept of human-centered indoor climate. Instead of the traditional approach of focusing solely on the building and its ventilation and heating systems, this network will develop new approaches to integrate the multi-dynamic interaction between pollution sources and airflow distribution systems with the clinical, patient and energy needs of the hospital environment.