Neuroscience
Eyes may be window into future memory loss
(HealthDay)—By looking deeply into your eyes, doctors might be able to predict your future risk for dementia and memory loss.
Feb 28, 2018
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Ophthalmology
New discovery offers hope of protecting premature babies from blindness
Now there is hope of a new way to protect extremely premature babies from impaired vision or blindness resulting from the eye disease retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). A study at Sahlgrenska Academy published in JAMA Ophthalmology ...
Feb 9, 2018
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Ophthalmology
Diabetic blindness caused and reversed "trapped" immune cells in rodent retinas
Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a cell signaling pathway in mice that triggers vision loss in patients with diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion – diseases characterized by the closure of blood vessels ...
Jan 3, 2018
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Ophthalmology
New gene therapy for vision loss proven safe in humans
In a small and preliminary clinical trial, Johns Hopkins researchers and their collaborators have shown that an experimental gene therapy that uses viruses to introduce a therapeutic gene into the eye is safe and that it ...
May 16, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Loss of pericytes deteriorates retinal environment
Inside the eye, at the interface between blood vessels and the retina, lies a boundary that prevents harmful substances present in the blood from entering the retina. Researchers at the Center for Vascular Research, within ...
May 16, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Study suggests new way to prevent vision loss in diabetics and premature babies
Researchers at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, have identified a new molecule that induces the formation of abnormal blood vessels in the eyes of diabetic mice. The ...
Mar 22, 2017
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Diabetes
Growth factor shown to protect the retina in early stage diabetes
Researchers from the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear have shown that a slight increase in transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), which is present in preclinical animal models with diabetic ...
Feb 2, 2017
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Ophthalmology
Research points towards new blindness prevention methods in diabetic eye disease
By combining data on optometry patient's eyes with advanced computational methods, Indiana University researchers have created a virtual tissue model of diabetes in the eye.
Jul 14, 2016
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Medical research
Blood vessels sprout under pressure
It is blood pressure that drives the opening of small capillaries during angiogenesis. A team of researchers led by Prof. Holger Gerhardt of the MDC observed the process for the first time and published their findings in ...
Feb 29, 2016
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Ophthalmology
New drug candidate is promising therapeutic option for angiogenic retinal diseases
A research team led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the University of New Mexico School of Medicine has identified a small molecule that treats animal models of aged macular degeneration ...
Oct 14, 2015
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