Ophthalmology
Glaucoma may be more than just an issue of eye pressure
A chemical known to protect nerve cells also slows glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness, results of a new study in rats show.
Apr 14, 2021
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Cardiology
Retinal damage may signal higher risk of stroke, dementia and early death
Pictures of the retina may someday provide early warning signs that a person is at an increased risk of stroke and dementia, making it possible to take preventive measures, according to preliminary research to be presented ...
Mar 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early signs of multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is the ultimate chameleon.
Mar 3, 2021
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Neuroscience
Remyelinating drug could improve vision in patients with multiple sclerosis
A team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside, reports a drug—an estrogen receptor ligand called indazole chloride (IndCl)—has the potential to improve vision in patients with multiple ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Neuroscience
For rising number of people, obesity is a literal headache
As worldwide obesity rates continue to soar, new research shows that growing numbers of people are developing a potentially blinding type of weight-linked headache that was once considered rare.
Jan 22, 2021
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Medical research
A rift in the retina may help repair the optic nerve
In experiments in mouse tissues and human cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found that removing a membrane that lines the back of the eye may improve the success rate for regrowing nerve cells damaged ...
Jan 14, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Research paves the way for new anti-fibrotic therapy for glaucoma
Scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, have shown that a novel low molecular weight dextran-sulphate, ILB could play a key role in treating open angle glaucoma (OAG), a neurodegenerative disease that affects over ...
Jan 7, 2021
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Ophthalmology
Cataract surgery in infancy increases glaucoma risk
Children who undergo cataract surgery as infants have a 22% risk of glaucoma 10 years later, whether or not they receive an intraocular lens implant. The findings come from the National Eye Institute (NEI)-funded Infant Aphakic ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Neuroscience
Restoring a rudimentary form of vision in the blind
Restoration of vision in blind people through a brain implant is on the verge of becoming reality. Recent discoveries at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) show that newly developed high-resolution implants ...
Dec 3, 2020
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Genetics
Researchers identify the genetic program that allows us to see in 3-D
A group of researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences UMH-CSIC, in Alicante, led by Dr. Eloísa Herrera, has discovered a genetic program essential for the formation of bilateral circuits, such as the one that makes ...
Nov 13, 2020
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