
Zihan Sun
@zihan_sun
Research Fellow | UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. All views are my own
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https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/87929-zihan-sun 23-11-2020 08:12:04
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Women lose >90% of their #eggs by their mid-30s, with persistent #DNADamage driving this loss. But why isn’t this damage repaired? Our new work in Current Biology, led by Ninadini Sharma, reveals the causes of high DNA damage in aged oocytes.🧬💥 bit.ly/48e35Ee (1/13)








Air pollution, high temperatures, & metabolic risk factors are driving global increases in stroke, with latest figures estimating 12 million cases & over 7 million deaths from stroke each year. On #WorldStrokeDay, find out more in The Lancet Neurology: hubs.li/Q02VtB140




Cleaner air could mean healthier eyes—new study in IOVS Journal Journal underscores the need to reduce #pollution exposure to mitigate #glaucoma risk, a leading cause of blindness. Read more🔗moorfieldsbrc.nihr.ac.uk/study-finds-li… Paul Foster & Zihan Sun BioBank | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | UCL Institute of Ophthalmology



Tune into the Outlier’s Insights #podcast with Prof Sir Peng Tee Khaw, Co-Director of the BRC. Discover what drives his groundbreaking #research & how #AI is transforming #ophthalmology. Listen now: buff.ly/420riNq Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

✈️Living near an airport? 🧲Our research links aircraft noise with thicker, stiffer hearts ☠️Could mean4⃣fold increased risk of death, MI, stroke Cristian Topriceanu, MD UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science Prof Anna Hansell University of Leicester Declan O'Regan British Heart Foundation Medical Research Council JACC Journals tinyurl.com/5yx7j49b


Could the science of #oculomics lead to new understanding of women's reproductive life stages by tracking changes in the retina? A new review led by Ana Paula Reis explores the potential, with colleagues at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust @UCLEye NIHR Moorfields BRC 🔗bit.ly/40AUZn5
