What if an over-the-counter allergy medicine could help halt and even reverse multiple sclerosis? And if it did, could patients return to their full capacity? Those were some of the questions first posed in 2013 after a landmark ...
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Most U.S. adults are unaware of warning signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and treatment advances for the condition, according to survey results released by the American Society of Retina Specialists.
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Basic nutrition teaches that fat, when consumed in large quantities, is harmful to human health. However, the components that make up fats are complex. Good, unsaturated fats, or lipids, can lower disease risk. In fact, in ...
Feb 8, 2023
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While early treatment of diabetes-related eye disease slowed progression to severe disease, it did not improve visual acuity compared with treating more severe disease once it developed, according to a clinical study from ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Glaucoma is a common ocular disease in which the optic nerve malfunctions due to the increased intraocular pressure (IOP) caused by drainage canal blocking in the eye. This condition narrows the peripheral vision and can ...
Feb 1, 2023
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A universal criteria for diagnosing the blinding eye condition optic neuritis has been developed by a UCL-led team of researchers.
Jan 12, 2023
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People who are overweight or obese have a significantly increased risk of developing diabetes, but exactly how that happens is not well understood.
Jan 11, 2023
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Using a new stem-cell based model made from skin cells, scientists found the first direct evidence that Stargardt-related ABCA4 gene mutations affect a layer of cells in the eye called the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have uncovered a key process that contributes to vision loss and blindness in people with diabetes. The findings could lead to new treatments that can be used before any irreversible ...
Sep 23, 2022
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As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways ...
Sep 1, 2022
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