Ophthalmology

Zika virus can cause severe damage to retina in infants

In a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology, Rubens Belfort Jr., M.D., Ph.D., of the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and colleagues examined the affected retinal layers in infants with congenital Zika syndrome ...

Neuroscience

New discovery on how the inner ear works

Researchers have found that the parts of the inner ear that process sounds such as speech and music seem to work differently than other parts of the inner ear. Researchers from Linköping University are part of the team behind ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Percutaneous needle-based OCT differentiates renal masses

(HealthDay)—Percutaneous needle-based optical coherence tomography (OCT) can differentiate renal masses, according to a study published in the May issue of The Journal of Urology.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Scaling mental resilience more effectively

Many people get on with their lives after traumatic experiences without any psychological suffering. This is because, in spite of all the trauma, they manage to pigeonhole what they have experienced. Although this sense of ...

Ophthalmology

Prevalence of diabetic macular edema varies by test

(HealthDay)—Diabetic macular edema (DME) is more often diagnosed using monocular fundus photography than optical coherence tomography (OCT) central subfield thickness (CST), according to a study published online Dec. 30 ...

Neuroscience

AAN: phenytoin neuroprotective in optic neuritis

(HealthDay)—Phenytoin appears to be neuroprotective in acute optic neuritis (AON), according to a study scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, held from April 18 to 25 in Washington, ...

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