http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. In new findings published on May 8, 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine (Epub ahead of print), researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute reveal the discovery of the cause – a genetic mutation that occurs before birth – of Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and port-wine stain birthmarks. SWS is a rare disorder affecting approximately one in 20,000 births, while port-wine birthmarks are more common, affecting approximately one million individuals in the United States. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-discovery-gene-mutation-sturge-weber-syndrome.html Genetics Wed, 08 May 2013 17:00:08 EST news287248735 A new study raises the intriguing possibility that drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration, a blinding eye disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-cholesterol-buildup-links-atherosclerosis-macular.html Medical research Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:03 EST news284114151 A tiny, EPFL-designed implantable device that can be positioned within the eye and controlled remotely may well revolutionize the treatment of glaucoma. The device should be through testing this year and on its way to the market in 2014 via Rheon Medical, an EPFL spin-off. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-micro-tap-glaucoma.html Ophthalmology Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:42:54 EST news283423361 (HealthDay)—Over-the-counter eye drops or nasal decongestant sprays can pose a serious health threat to children who swallow them and should be kept out of the reach of kids at all times, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-swallowing-nasal-eye-kids-fda.html Medications Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:00:16 EST news270488192 Technology developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University for delivering drugs and other therapeutics to specific locations in the eye provides the foundation for a startup company that has received a $4 million venture capital investment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-startup-million-drug-delivery-eye.html Ophthalmology Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:17:38 EST news244988253 (Medical Xpress) -- An Auburn University team of chemical and biomedical engineers led by Mark Byrne, the Daniel F. and Josephine Breeden Associate Professor in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, has developed a new method to deliver eye medication by wearing contact lenses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-smart-contact-lenses-eye.html Medical research Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:54:42 EST news240051266