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Eyes and Vision
More oxygen in eyes of African-Americans may help explain glaucoma risk
By Jim Dryden - Measuring oxygen during eye surgery, investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a reason that may explain why African-Americans have a higher risk of glaucoma than Caucasians.
97 out of every 100 children in rural China who needed glasses didn’t wear them
Efforts to raise educational standards in developing countries have tended to focus on the quality of teachers and the provision of books and buildings, but a study reveals a much simpler, cheaper solution could be the answer. ...Eye screening for diabetics – prevents blindness
Diabetes is a common condition affecting around 69,000 people in Northern Ireland. One of the possible complications of diabetes is a condition called diabetic retinopathy, which can cause sight loss and blindness. ...Researchers report progress using iPS cells to reverse blindness
INDIANAPOLIS -- Researchers have used cutting-edge stem cell technology to correct a genetic defect present in a rare blinding disorder, another step on a promising path that may one day lead to therapies to reverse blindness caused by common retinal diseases such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa which affect millions of individuals. ...Why Animals Don't Have Infrared Vision
Johns Hopkins researchers uncover the source of the visual system’s “false alarms” ...Biologists Uncover Regulatory Mechanism for Gene Expression in the Visual System
Biologists have uncovered a key regulatory mechanism used for gene expression in the visual system....Parents: Do you know where your kids are this summer? The answer could be a matter of life and death
New Study: Lack of adult supervision believed to be main cause of gang violence...Researchers find that inhibiting microRNAs may help prevent degenerative eye disorders
DALLAS – Blocking two tiny molecules of RNA – a chemical cousin of DNA – appears to suppress the abnormal growth of blood vessels that occurs in degenerative eye disorders, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found....Early detection may prevent blindness
The leading cause of blindness in Australia, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), may be detected in healthy people at risk of developing the disease thanks to the discovery of a technique for early detection by researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT)....Retina holds the key to better vision in deaf people
People who are deaf benefit from better vision due to the fact their retinas develop differently, experts at the University of Sheffield have shown....
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Jon
on
12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
on
29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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